On the 21st of May the Ballina and Cloghans Anglers are holding the Jack McNeely Cup competition from the shores of Lough Conn in Cloghans. Everyone is welcome and people are free to fish with their own partners. Entry fee is €20 with boat and engine and €30 without. All cash prizes and the competition is for the heaviest trout caught on the day. Competition hours from 11-6 with a bit of grub in the local after. Entries to yours truly at 087-9782464.

This should be a good weekend as the comp is an ideal warm up for the Connaught Cup which is been hosted by the club on the very next day the 22nd of May from Cloghans. Entries for the Connaught Cup are through your club secretary's. The Connaught Cup is the first stage of qualifying for next years Irish International teams.

With the Mayfly starting already....it should be a good weekends fishing and there will be plenty of pints and stories to be had in the Lodge on the Sturday night. There will even be a few Corkonians and Welsh boys on their holidays to add to the occassion

Have never seen the Mayfly as early, with broken weather the lake should fish well in the next few weeks.

Seamus

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Good luck with the comp mate, hope it goes well.

Would love to fish it, but will be on Melvin fishing the Ulster Championships that day.

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Best of luck in the Ulsters Greg, I hope you have the location and flies earmarked for me for the National on the following weekend. I could do with some of your nice wee fleas that you have been working on over the winter. I am looking forward to a day out on Melvin

Looks like the Mayfly will be up by next week all over Conn. I have never seen it so early.

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Reprts are that its up on the Erne too. Could be all over by the 3rd week in may at this rate,

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Its all over Corrib as well...
Tight Lines
Trout Hunter

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With this strong easterly wind all the mayfly will be heading for the USA

Some terrible bush fires are raging around the Lough Conn and Cullin area at the moment. Its causing a lot of damage and there is no real sign of it been brought under control.

We need the rain for more than the fishing at this stage.

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Hi Jungle B
Fished conn last weekend , fish everywhere, and may fly should be good for C Cup. i will be away till friday 20th , so i will expect you to put a few of the flees that are working in a matchbox for me.


Thanks KK

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can anyone tell me the closing date for itffa connaught cup just found out about it there

Entries are still been taken via your local club secretary. You would need to get your name in asap, especially if you are not using a boat and engine.

Lake fished well today so hopefully the good fishing will last until the comp day.
Best of luck to the Connaught boys in the fish off tomorrow, a clean sweep of all qualifying spots would do nicely.....

Seamus

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Always looking for a free fly, you never change seamus old boy..............................