Loughs Agency Angling Fair - 7th & 8th March 2009

The Loughs Agency is hosting its annual Angling Fair early in the forthcoming game angling season – this year’s event will be held Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th March 2009 at a new location - on the banks of the River Faughan at the YMCA Playing Fields, Drumahoe, L’Derry.

There is even more exhibition space at this years angling fair, permitting additional stalls for tackle, fly tying materials, taxidermy, stick makers, clothing, angling bodies etc.

Admission is FREE to this 2 day event, offering a unique opportunity for the angling and non-angling public to watch experts from across the UK, Ireland and further afield tying flies and throwing a line. There will be Spey casting demonstrations on the natural setting of the adjacent Faughan River by some of the top names, such as Glenda Powell, Charles Jardine and Hywel Morgan.

There are even more fly tyers than usual, with fly tying demonstrations by Peter Kealy (Northern Ireland), Riny Sluiter (Holland), Paul Little (England), Peter Dunne (Republic of Ireland), Marc Petitjean (Switzerland) and many more local, national and international fly tyers.

There will be the casting competitions open to everyone with attractive prizes on offer.

Single handed distance competition

1st prize Trout Rod valued £100 or over
2nd prize Trout Reel valued £50 or over
3rd prize Trout Fly Line valued £30 or over

Single handed accuracy competition


1st prize Trout Rod valued £100 or over
2nd prize Trout Reel valued £50 or over
3rd prize Trout Fly Line valued £30 or over

Double handed overhead distance casting competition

1st prize Salmon Rod valued £200 or over
2nd prize Salmon Reel valued £100 or over
3rd prize Salmon Fly Line valued £50 or over


Further information contact Lionel Knobbs, Angling Development Manager Tel: +44 (0) 2871 342100, email anglingfair@loughs-agency.org or log on to www.loughs-agency.org.

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Will be there with Cookshill

Cheers Steve

Will be there with Bell's on.

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Will be there Casting with a Tye on ... Dam.

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Stevie,

Do ya have to wear your tweeds as well mate and one of them deerstalker hats.

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Neatly pressed Munn - I cannot wait!!!

Steve C

Ahhhh how did I only see this now!! Booked this morning to go away this weekend

Now Stevie, you know how The Boss likes us to be well presented

I'll be there as well, with tie on too, doing Juniors 'Have A Go' Flytying. And stocking up me own fly box as well, in the quieter moments

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ahh mr greenwood . cookshill and the rest ,

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Well im home only had the TIE one night , that was for Pete K. lol . god it was cold see ya all soon .,Belfast next weekend

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