Dunmore East 2012
Dunmore East 2012
The 2012 EFSA European Species Championship was hosted by EFSA Ireland and fished from Dunmore East on the weekend of 28th – 29th of April.
Five sections were represented in the entry of 64 which included 2 Ladies and 1 Junior. 8 boats were chartered to bring the anglers to the fishing grounds.
In the weeks leading up to the event the weather had been very changeable but the long range forecast was showing a clearance for the weekend of the event.
The check in and opening ceremony took place in The Cliff Restaurant on Friday April 27th where the anglers enjoyed a finger food and wine reception.
Saturday morning saw the anglers on the pier at 7.30 to load the boats and head out for the fishing grounds. The single target species was cod and the supplied bait was squid and mackerel.
Weather conditions deteriorated during the day and the anglers were subjected to an uncomfortable days fishing. The conditions forced the boats to stay on the inside marks which are not as productive for the target species.
At the end of day 1 with the anglers battered from their efforts during the day and with the forecast for even worse conditions next day it was deemed necessary to cancel day 2. This decision was taken in conjunction with the boat skippers.
As a result of this the scores from day 1 were to be the final result. A total of 185 cod were recorded. 1 in the 25cm to 30cm grade, 123 in the 31cm to 50cm grade 58 in the 51cm to 60cm grade and 3 over 61cm. The best fish was 65cm which was caught by Scotland’s Willie Carr. The best catch was 13 fish recorded by Ireland’s Dave Rylands.
The presentation dinner was brought forward to 5pm on Sunday April 29th. Guest of Honour was Suzanne Campion from Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Following an exceptional meal in The Cliffs Restaurant the presentation of prizes was conducted by EFSA Ireland’s Secretary Warren Doyle and Chairman George McCullough.
The top 3 prizes were presented by Suzanne Campion and the awarding of the EFSA Pins was conducted and performed by EFSA England Chairman Neil Bryant who graciously accepted the task.
The overall winner and recipient of the Gold Species Pin was Scotland’s Billy McCormack with a score of 88 points for 11 fish. In second place and winner of the Silver Species Pin was Ireland’s Dave Rylands with 81 points for 13 fish. Third place and the Bronze Species Pin was claimed by England’s Pete Bailey with 60 points for 9 fish.
The Life Member Medals were won by Dave Rylands – Gold, Derek Yuille – Silver, Roy Shipway – Bronze.
The pairs event was won by Dave Rylands and Milo Burke, second were Billy McCormack and Willie Carr followed by Richard Russell and Kim Bowden.
The 4 man team result was as follows:
Heiko Dreier, John Cronin, Dave Rylands, Milo Burke.
Billy McCormack, Ian Bryce, David Proudfoot, Scott Gibson.
Richard Russell, Kim Bowden, Pete Bailey, Barrie Senior.
The executive 4 man team result was as follows:
Matt Osborne, Billy McCormack, Billy Murray, Milo Burke.
William Clark, Roy Shipway, Dave Rylands, Shay O’Neill.
Pete Bailey, Derek Yuille, Dylan Kearns (Junior), Brendan Murphy.
The International Teams result was as follows:
Scotland A: Scott Gibson, Derek Yuille, Billy McCormack, Willie Carr, David Proudfoot.
Ireland B: Jimmy Jones, Terry Carolan, Kieran Rice, Mick Clarges, Dave Rylands.
Ireland A: Tommy Squires, Joe Gough, Dara Rice, Shay O’Neill, Roy Shipway.
The seniors category saw Denmark’s Allan Riboe and England’s Richard Russell tie for first place on 45 points for 6 fish. EFSA Ireland treasurer Christy Cloak followed on 24 points.
EFSA Ireland would like to express their thanks and appreciation to everyone who helped in the running of the event and especially those who contributed sponsorship. This included Viking Tackle – Bray, Waterford Outdoor and Angling Centre, Shamrock Tackle – Dublin and Inland Fisheries Ireland.
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