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Presidents: Brud Minogue and Padraic Cahill
Chairman: Eddie Mc Carthy
Secretary: Ruairi Costello
Ass Sec: Brian Kenneally
Treasurer: Andrew Browne
Youth Officer: Noel Lyons
A Few Lines About The Club
Stream Development
The Club's main goals are to develop the rivers and streams in the mountshannon area and bring them back to the way
they were in the past years. This involves drawing up a plan to suit each rivers unique requirements.
This can vary from gravel beds to pool development and clearing dense scrub to allow light and insects
etc into the rivers. This in turn results in a healthy environment for the trout to spawn, fry to hatch and
develop thus insuring the cycle continues. The club monitors the progress of each stream to ensure that the fish
get a good survival rate. In the past six years, the club has cleaned and developed almost 20 km of spawning rivers
and streams in Mountshannon and surrounding parishes with unbelievable results. The aim of the club is to spend at
least 10,000 euro a year for the coming years on stream development.
Youth Development
The club encourages Junior anglers and holds competitions during May. Fly-tying and tackle selection demos will be
held prior to May.
Conservation
All competitions except (1) are ran on the heaviest fish basis, thus ensuring that a significant number of fish that are
caught are returned to fight another day.
Rules
Trout: Season is from 17 March to 30 September. All trout must be over 14 Inches. Catch and release is encouraged.
Pike: Must be under 50cm and a limit of 1 fish per person per day.
All coarse fish: No more than 4 fish per person per day. Anglers are requested to keep boats 100 meters apart,
drive slowly in bays and near other boats, to wear life jackets and carry a mobile phone at all times.
The club would like to ensure that the rivers and lakes are kept clean and maintained and that all anglers
respect the environment and the area where they fish.
Membership
Membership is open to all. Membership for 2007- Adults €25, Under 18's €5.
Competitions
Various competitions will be held during May with dates and venues available mid April. Further details from 086-3956917.
Contacts
For further information about the club feel free to contact any of the committee.
And remember don't limit your catch, limit your bag. Tight lines for 2007.
The club also supports the Wild Trout Trust and the A.C.A
Up coming events
Club members and winners May competition 2007
e-mail us at:
info@mountshannon.com
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