To celebrate its 30th Anniversary, Boyle and District Angling Club will have a special draw for All Participating Anglers. Winning Prize will be a package for 2 people from main sponsors : The Mayfly Hotel Foxford [website...] and Foxford Fisheries [website...] including 5 nights B&B I meal for 2, 3 Day Single Bank Fishing on the exclusive, private Foxford Fishery on the River Moy.

Boyle & District Angling Club is particularly grateful to its sponsors:

• Ultimate Insulation Services
• Joe Simon Building Supplies
• Raymond J. Devine Developments
• East Brothers Machinery
• Hotel Foxford
• Foxford Fisheries
  

The Paddy Sharkey Memorial Cup

The Boyle and District Angling Club hosted the 8th annual Paddy Sharkey Memorial Cup on Sunday 21st March 2010 on Lough Gara.

In excellent weather conditions a total of 85 anglers took part in what is becoming a major angling event in the clubs calendar.

The Sharkey family made sure that every angler and spectator was made welcome and all enjoyed the hospitality from the catering marquee organised by and attended to by members of the Sharkey family.

On the day 58 fish were caught and successfully released back to Lough Gara. The presentation or prizes took place in Dalys bar bridge St, Boyle with the prize winners as follow:

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1st. Joe Mc Dermott with a pike of 23lbs 9oz

2nd. Brian Rush with a pike of 10lbs

3rd. Tom Commons with a pike of 7lbs 12oz.

The club are now finalising last minute details in the lead up to the 18th annual Easter pike angling festival along with the celebrating the 30th anniversary of the club.

We look forward to seeing all our old friends and hopefully making many new ones over the Easter weekend and hopefully we will be blessed with pleasant weather.

For further details in the lead up to the event keep logging on to this space DURING THE COMING WEEK.