Charity contest held at Islandderry

The chosen charity was Cystic Fibrosis and was picked this year by club member Gerry Teggart who also ran a competition for Cystic Fibrosis last month at the fishery which raised £438.

The club has raised a further £800 to go along with the £438 from the earlier competition giving a total of £1238 to go to the charity. A great amount, well done and thank you to all that supported both the competitions.

Despite the winter-like conditions of strong winds, heavy rain showers and not forgetting the hail, a good day was still had with anglers catching plenty of fish.

The fly fishing competition was won by Paddy Brunty, Belfast who fished well to take 1st place and the £100 prize money with a 3 fish bag of 14lb6, which included a lovely fish of 6lb2.

Second place went to Portadown anlger Noel Roberts who had a bag of 3 trout for 9lb14 while Bill Johnston, Lurgan took 3rd with 3 fish for 9lb11.

The bait fishing competition was won by Malachy Teggart with a weight of 7lb2 while his brother Maurice Teggart took 2nd place with a weight of 5lb8. The next competition at the fishery will be the annual all night competition and BBQ on Saturday June 22 starting at 7pm and ending at 7am the next morning. Both lakes are open for this competition with bookings being taken for boats. This is a very popular event so contact the fishery on 07859074424 email [email protected] or via facebook to book your place.