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Irish Specimen and Record Game Fish Awards 1998

SALMON

Record Salmon Weight: 57lbs, Date of Capture: 1874, Place of Capture River Suir, Captor: M Maher.

Specimen Weight, 20lbs (9.072 kilos)

Weight lbs. ozs.

Location

Date

Captor

Method

21.90 lbs

River Corrib

8th September 1998

Henry Cosgrove

Fly

20 lbs 2ozs

River Corrib

27th June 1998

Pat Nolan

Shrimp

20.05 lbs

River Corrib

30th August 1998

Pat Nolan

Shrimp

SEA TROUT

Record Sea Trout: 16 lbs 6 ozs, Date of Capture: 29th October 1983, Location: Shimna River Co Down, Captor: Thomas Mc Manus

Specimen Weight: 6 lbs; 2.721 kilos

Weight lbs ozs

Location

Date

Captor

Method

8lbs 12ozs

Lough Currane

13th May 1998

Rob Wesmuth (GB)

Fly

7.84 lbs

Cullenstown, Wexford

31st May

Martin Mc Bride

Lure

7lbs 12ozs

Lough Currane

29th May 1998

Willem Timmermans (NL)

Fly

7lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

30th May 1998

Diarmuid A Linehan

Fly

7lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

5th June 1998

Kevin Edwards

Fly

7lbs 1oz

Lough Currane

9th July 1998

Master Jonathon Sutton (GB)

fLY

7lbs 1oz

Lough Currane

13th June 1998

Con Walsh

Fly

6lbs 14ozs

Cummeragh River

23rd July 1998

Mark Dorman

Fly

6.86lbs

Coppal Lake

22nd August 1998

M Lanigan O'Keeffe

Fly

6.85lbs

Lough Currane

21st September 1998

Thomas Bateman

Fly

6lbs 12ozs

Lough Currane

13th May 1998

Robert Miachon (F)

Fly

6lbs 12ozs

Lough Currane

24th September 1998

Keith Williams (GB)

Fly

6.56lbs

Lough Currane

22nd July 1998

Harry Huggard

Fly

6lbs 8ozs

Lough Currane

26th April 1998

Leo Ondruska (D)

Fly

6lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

8th June 1997

Gordon Bloodworth (GB)

Fly

6lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

26th May 1998

Bernd Gallenmuller (A)

Lukki

6lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

3rd August 1998

C.M. Oakshott (GB)

Fly

6lbs 4ozs

Lough Currane

30th May 1998

John White (GB)

Fly

6.13lbs

Lough Currane

12th June 1998

David Bockett

Fly

6lbs 2ozs

Lough Currane

20th June 1998

Tom Long

Fly

6lbs 2ozs

Lough Currane

29th June 1998

Dave Thomas (GB)

Fly

6lbs 2ozs

Lough Currane

7th June 1998

James Linehane

Fly

6lbs 2ozs

Lough Currane

5th June 1998

Jack Freeney

Fly

6lbs 1oz

Lough Currane

7th June 1998

Derry Ryan

Fly

6lbs 1oz

Lough Currane

25th September 1998

Keith Williams (GB)

Fly

6.02 lbs

Lough Currane

31st May 1998

Michael P. Clancy

Fly

BROWN TROUT LAKE

Record Lake Trout: weight 26 lbs 2 ozs. Date of Capture: 15th July 1894. Location: Lough Ennell. Captor: Wm Mears

Specimen Weight: 10 lbs; 4.536 kilos

Weight lbs ozs

Location

Date

Captor

Method

13.92lbs

Lough Gowna, Co Cavan

20th April 1998

W.F. Walter (NL)

Rapala

13lbs 7ozs

Lough Derg

8th March 1998

John P Shinner

Minnow

12.75lbs

Lough Corrib

12th April 1998

Alois Heinger (CH)

Rapala

10lbs

Lough Corrib

13th September 1998

Roy E Pierce

Fly

BROWN TROUT RIVER

Record Weight 20 lbs; Date of Capture: 22nd February 1957. Location: River Shannon Corbally. Captor: Major Hugh Place

Specimen Weight: 5 lbs;2.268 kilos

Weight lbs ozs

Location

Date

Captor

Method

16lbs 5ozs

River Shannon, O'Briens Bridge

22nd February 1998

Des Farrell

Roach

12.61lbs

Cong Canal

20th September 1998

Nicholas P. Lambert (GB)

Fly

12lbs 5.5ozs

River Shannon, Killaloe

15th February 1998

JJ Kennedy

Tasmanian Devil

10lbs 3ozs

River Inny

28th March 1998

Master Clive Doyle

Worm

3.876 kilos

Finn River

26th June 1998

Timothy Harron

Floater

8.02llbs

Cong Canal

19th September 1998

John Wilkinson

Fly

7lbs 8ozs

River Barrow, Millford

29th May 1998

Kevin Walsh

Worm

6.53lbs

Cong Canal

19th September 1998

John Wilkinson

Fly

6.51lbs

Abbert River

20th August 1998

John Brett

Lure

6lbs 8ozs

River Shannon, Athlone

28th March 1998

Christopher Grogan

Lane Minnow

5.67lbs

River Clare, Cregmore

1st July 1998

Paul Molloy

Lure

5lbs 8ozs

River Shannon, Drumshambo

2nd June 1998

Paul D Gammon (GB)

Spinner

5.07lbs

River Liffey, Clane

25th July 1998

Paul Dunne

Fly

 

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