Irish ladies win bronze

Competing against England, Scotland and Wales, the Irish ladies enjoyed the beautiful countryside and the well-stocked lake in Wales on the Trawsfynydd Lake in Snowdonia, from May 20 to 22.

Ireland, captained by Julie Gerry of Maynooth, won bronze, taking third place. The overall winners were Scotland, with England second, and Wales took fourth place.

It was one of the closest competitions ever held with Wales and Ireland each having 33 fish, just four short of England’s 37 while the winners Scotland caught 44 overall. This was Scotland’s first win “away from home” for 20 years and celebrations went long into the night.

Susan has represented Ireland on eight occasions. She became interested in fishing at a very young age when she went mackerel fishing one summer with a group of friends and became hooked on it.

The local woman is a member of Gilford Angling Club and Lisburn Angling Association. She shared the winning of the International “Gold Medal” for 2013.

Hubert Smith, the Irish Coach, from Dundalk, with his friendly, calm and encouraging manner organised and motivated the team. Team spirits and togetherness were higher than ever before. Hubert was ably assisted by Mick McShane, their flytyer.

The 2015 International Ladies Fly Fishing International will be held on Grafham Water, in England.

Anyone interested in joining please visit www.irishladiesflyfishing.com.