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Mahon's Angling Festival 2015

9/5/2015

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Kevin Locke, former DELCAC team member and UK National winner has won the 2015 Mahon's Angling Festival held on the Erne in Co. Fermanagh.  Kevin knows all there is to know about fishing in Ireland having fished the entire circuit in previous years and won many Erne Festivals along with matches in Inniscarra and Clones. This knowledge gave him the inspiration for the Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Festival which showcases some of the best angling there is on offer in the Lakelands region and has put angling in Ireland back on the map. See www.worldpairsangling.com.  This week he is taking the time to participate in the festivals around making arrangements for the championships this September.

Kevin said:- It's a great honour to win the Mahon's Festival, originally created by Mal Scott and now run by his son Roddy. It has been a challenging week with the Erne the highest I have ever seen it at this time of year making the fishing tougher than normal. It was especially tough at the start of the week with the rain and a cold easterly wind but it got warmer and the fishing gradually improved.  I was hoping for that good draw on the last day to stay in the top ten and I was lucky! But this is fishing in Fermanagh, it's all about a having a great weeks fishing in good company and enjoying the craic!  So to next weeks Waterways Classic - it's going to be hard.
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Kevns week:
Day One - Cornagrade.  A brilliant day's fishing and 6 roach for 2.950kg.
Day Two - Derrycharra. A nice day fishing the tip for 3 bream and some bits giving me second place on the day with 11.450kg.
Day Three - Ely Lodge.  I drew peg 23 over the hill but with the best bit of kit I ever bought in Ireland, a 4 wheel barrow it was much easier. The fishing wasn't great at 1.250kg.
Day Four - Portora.  Peg 17 for 7.770kg of roach fishing the pole at 13m.
Day Five - Airport. Peg 5 I could not have hoped for a better draw.  I fished with red worm and maggot for 13 bream and bits for 32.440kg and the match!
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With 82 anglers competing the festival paid out to the top nine as follows;

Kevin Locke, England 55.790 
Rudiger Hansen, Germany 45.950
Andy Leathers, England 44.780
Rod Scott, England 43.850
Andy Hampson, England 41.900
Gary Drew, Northern Ireland 38.160
Graham Ault, England 36.820 
Paul Boothby, England 31.300
Kevin Rowles, England 29.730


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3rd Andy Leathers
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4th Rod Scott
Joe Mahon of Mahon's Hotel, Irvinestown and the host for the Grand Presentation presents to the winners.  Mahon's has a long history with the anglers with Joe playing the perfect host, night & day!
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