€3,000 guaranteed first prize – Sponsored by Failte Ireland
The festival is open to all anglers and will take place on Lough Ree at Athlone, located in the very heart of Ireland, with boat angling over three days.
If 200 anglers take part in the festival the prize fund will total almost €30,000.
Lough Ree is 16 miles long and the second largest lake on the Shannon system and it has been chosen based on the quality of its pike angling.
All lawful angling methods will be allowed and for conservation reasons all fish will be measured and released immediately. Anglers fishing from boats will be required to have their own digital camera so that any fish caught can be photographed and released immediately.
Full sign-up details can be found at www.pikefishinginireland.com
READ THE THREE PART STORY OF HOW FISHINGMAGIC’S FEATURES EDITOR JEFF WOODHOUSE AND ANDY NELLIST, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EUROPE’S ANGLING MEDIA, PIKE FISHED ON LOUGH REE AS A PRELUDE TO THIS BIG INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE!
