Latest news and World Championships Update

The club season is well underway with matches having taken place on the Joinery Stretch at Ballyquirke and at Ballyforan on the River Suck. We are back in Galway this weekend and hopefully I will have all the results to post next week. The fishing has been quite good lately, with good fishing reported on the Joinery and at Ballyforan. Arunas Mlecka has been having great results at a few venues as the picture below shows on a North Clare lake were he had great fishing last week.

Although the Galway Coarse Angling Club is small we have always been well represented on the National and International Coarse Angling Scene and this year will be no exception with 2 club anglers going to represent Ireland at the World Championships in Spain. Both Cathal Hughes and Rory Dunne will be traveling to represent Ireland as part of the squad. Cathal has fished for Ireland a number of times at Junior and Senior level and Rory made his debut for the team at senior level last year. Its an expensive commitment for anglers and it would not be possible without a lot of support. The club will be helping with a small donation of €100 towards expenses for each angler.

The Clybaun hotel have also given Cathal €500 in sponsorship towards his costs. This will go a long way in helping pay to help get Cathal and his mountain of gear and bait to Spain. The Clybaun has long been a favourite spot for club members to meet up after competitions and many of our visiting anglers use it as a base when coming to Galway to fish our matches on the Joinery as its ideally located close the city and Moycullen Lakes. Without this sort of help it would not be possible for anglers to attend international events and represent Ireland and its appreciated by the club anglers and Irish Team alike.