Pasker Cup 2023 Results

Great weather and a super turnout for the first competition of the season. 28 anglers took part today with several new members made welcome by all.

PJ O’Driscoll had the top position with two cracking fish for 7.715 lbs. This was PJ’s first DTAA competition win, huge congrats PJ. New DTAA member Hubert Smith was in second place with another fine bag of two fish for almost 5 lbs. John O’Neill took third place with the heaviest fish which weighed 4.805 lbs… outstanding, for the first competition of the year, and so early in the year, there were some excellent fish weighed in. In all 11 anglers weighed in 15 fish.

The results table is as follows:

First Place PJ
Hubert Smith, 2nd place
John O’Neill in 3rd place
DTAA President Gerry Heaslip with the special weight prize!

Riverbank Cleanup at Gallagher’s Lane

Big thank you to work party who did the riverbank clearance today to follow up on the huge work John Harrington and his brother did a few weeks back. This has reopened access to fishing downstream of Gallaghers lane. DTAA fishery maps are being updated and should be on website later this year. Work party today was Gerry Heaslip, Fran Nugent, Alan Doherty and Cathal McDonnell.

Tom Hipwell takes the honours!

Tom Hipwell is DTAA Angler of the year receiving the honours at last night’s AGM in the Spa Hotel. A tremendous season of angling in 2022 and an outstanding performance from Tom was rightly rewarded with the top accolade from the Association. In addition, to his top rod status, Tom also managed to run the busy competition season as DTAA Competition Secretary.

Fran Nugent won the LM Byrne Cup, the Anna Livia and the McCarron Cup. Fran also won the Martin Donohoe Cup for the heaviest trout in 2022 (5.8lbs in the LM Byrne on Lene). Fran has been an exceptional angler and will be captaining the Irish team at the internationals this year with three additional DTAA anglers also representing Ireland.

DTAA President Gerry Heaslip took the trophies for the Elvery Cup and the Ryder Cup. Competition Secretary Tom Hipwell took the Dave Ring Cup which is awarded to the member scoring the most aggregate points in Association fly fishing competitions in 2022.

Chris Meadows won the Pasker Cup while Juvenile member JP Johnson took the Bob Allen cup based on competition results and overall contribution to the association.

The Ronnie Miley trophy was awarded to Padraig Traynor (Conn & Culin) who was the best overall angler at the Crossmolina Weekend in 2022.

Great day in Annamoe Fishery

Great day in Annamoe Fishery yesterday with 16 Anglers fishing our annual Christmas competition.
A big thank you to Brian who had the tea and coffee ready on our arrival, Cathal Mc Donnell took 1st place 2nd Gerry Heaslip and 3rd Dermot Flynn, a very enjoyable day had by all , thank you all for coming along and making it a great day hope to see everyone soon

We had two winners of the longest fish of the day Tom Smith and Justin Clarke both had fish of 55cm and they received a voucher each donated by Brian from the Fishery


Kind Regards Gerry

McCarron Cup 2022 results

Full report to follow

The 2022 McCarron cup returned to Lough Owel after a 2 year hiatus due to the global pandemic which now seems, thankfully and hopefully, like a distant memory. This is the final of 6 DTAA competitions in the angling calendar and is much anticipated by all who take part. We had 24 anglers out on Saturday 24th September and one juvenile, JP.

Conditions were excellent. A light breeze which stiffened up later in the afternoon made casting a little easier for those of us who were stripping wets all day. Light ripples in the sheltered areas around the neck and Brabazon’s gave way to bigger waves as you moved out into the open lake and even white tops later in the afternoon down past Dolan’s and into Srudarra.

16 of the 24 competitors weighed in 23 fish that measured with more returned to the lake.

This years winner was Fran Nugent who was heard saying as he pulled up his boat before the weigh in that 2 fish for four and a half pound or five would do it! Fran’s two fish weighed 5.11 lbs and that was more than enough to win the day safely ahead of Irish International Eoin Dunne who weighed in his two fish for 4.72 lbs. Third place went to DTAA competition secretary Tom Hipwell who has done well enough over the season to be crowned DTAA Angler of the Year 2022, congrats Tom, well deserved.

Full results are in the table below.


Thanks to Tom and the team for organising this season’s competitions and for all those anglers who took part. Ireland Cap and DTAA member Paul ‘Diller’ Delaney was unable to join us for the McCarron because he had already left for Wales to represent Ireland later this week. We all wish Paul and Ireland the best of luck: Tight Lines Lads!