IFPAC Competitions 2003

KINGSPAN NATIONAL PIKE CHAMPIONSHIP 2003-04


The heats of the Kingspan National Pike Championship have been selected for the coming season as follows.

Heat 1 - 27th April, Grand Canal, Cloghan, Co. Offaly
Heat 2 - 11th May, Lough Egish, Co. Monaghan
Heat 3 - 8th June, River Barrow, Athy
Heat 4 - 6th July, Camlough Lake, Co. Armagh
Heat 5 - 10th August, Clae Lake, Keady, Co Armagh
Heat 6 - 7th September, Lough McNean, Blacklion, Co Cavan
Heat 7 - 5th October, Clare River, Clonboo, Co Galway
Heat 8 - 2nd November, Lough Gowna, Co Longford
Heat 9 - 7th December, Royal canal, Mullingar
Heat 10 - 3rd January 04, Lough Sillan, Shercock, Co Cavan
Heat 11 - 1st February 04, Stewards Heat, venue to be decided



Heat 1- Grand Canal, Cloghan, Co. Offaly.
56 anglers landed 71 pike. Gary Quinn`s pike of 12-10 was the best fish.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st. Gary Quinn (Drogheda) 4 pike 21-04
2nd. David Boyle (Granard) 1 pike 11-14
3rd. Tom Crickley (Drogheda) 3 pike 10-07
4th. Paul Martin (Ardee) 5 pike 7-03
5th. Michael McKenna (Keady) 7 pike 7-02


Heat 2 - Lough Egish, Co. Monaghan
89 anglers landed 160 pike. Maura Martins pike of 12-12 was the best fish followed by 12-02 by Mick Woodlock and 11-14 by Benny Markey.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st. Frank Leonard (Drogheda) 7 pike 34-07
2nd. John Marshall (Keady) 8 pike 20-05
3rd. Derek Mohan (Dom's) 6 pike 19-08
3rd. Oliver Martin (Ardee) 4 pike 19-08
5th. Robbie Mc Shane (Ardee) 8 pike 19-05


Heat 3 - 8th June, River Barrow, Athy
49 anglers landed 81 pike. Newbridge angler Eugene Mc Cabe's pike of 18lb was the best fish.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st. Alan Mulcahy, Limerick, 27-10
2nd. Eugene Mc Cabe, Newbridge, 22-08
3rd. Michael Padden, Ballina, 18-00
3rd. Seamie Heffernan, Newbridge, 15-12
5th. Tommy Regan, Trim, 14-03


Heat 4 - 6th July, Camlough Lake, Co. Armagh
48 anglers landed 50 pike. The heaviest pike was caught by Breton Sweeney at 12lb 12oz.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st Brenton Sweeney, 2 fish, 15.56lb
2nd Pat Gorman, 4 fish, 12.5lb
3rd Gary Mc Keown, 3 fish, 12.25lb
4th Ronan Murray, 4 fish, 11.93lb
5th Eddie Keogh, 2 fish, 10.68lb


Heat 5 - 10th August, Clae Lake, Keady, Co Armagh
The heaviest pike was caught by Anthony Muldoon at 8.08lbs.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st Anthony Muldoon, Belfast, 4 fish, 18.06lbs
2nd Jim Slevin, Keady, 5 fish, 9.06lbs
3rd Shane Harker, Armagh, 1 fish, 8.00lbs
4th Ibar Condron, Tullamore, 2 fish, 7.10lbs
5th Tony Maguire, Armagh, 1 fish, 5.00lbs


Heat 6 - 7th September, Lough McNean, Blacklion, Co Cavan
The heaviest pike was caught by Edward Mulvany at 7lb 8oz
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st Marty Lawlor, Belfast Individuals, 3 fish, 9lb 3oz
2nd Edward Mulvany, Virginia & District Pike Anglers, 1 fish, 7lbs 8oz
3rd Finbar Meehan, North Longford Anglers, 2 fish 6lbs 12oz
4th John Chambers, Dublin Pike Anglers, 3 fish, 6lbs 4oz
5th Thomas Mc Cabe, Newry Pike Anglers, 2 fish, 5lbs 2oz


Heat 7 - 5th October, Clare River, Clonboo, Co Galway
The heaviest pike was caught by Jihn Crudden at 11lb 5oz
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st Padraig Jennings, Newry, 2 fish, 12lb
2nd Padraig O Flynn, Dublin Pike Anglers, 3 fish, 11lb 15oz
3rd John Crudden, Ballyjamesduff, 1 fish, 11lb 5oz
4th John Boyle, North Longford, 2 fish, 6lb 10oz
5th Pat Behan, Dublin, 1 fish, 5lb 2oz


Heat 8 - 2nd November, Lough Gowna, Co Longford
The heaviest pike was caught by Willie Heasley at 13lb .5oz
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st Willie Heasley, Duleek, 2 fish, 14lb 10oz
2nd Karl Traynor, Camlough, 2 fish, 14lb 7oz
3rd Conor Muldoon, Belfast Individuals, 3 fish, 12lb 12oz
4th John Mc Kenna, Keady, 4 fish, 12lb
5th Benny Markey, Cootehill, 2 fish, 9lb 10oz


Heat 9 - 7th December, Royal canal, Mullingar
The 9th heat of the Kingspan National Pike Championship was held on the Royal Canal at Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Sunday 7th December. It was hard going for the 55 anglers who turned up to fish the competition with only 10 pike were landed.
The top 5 anglers were:-
1st. Jimmy Thompson, Dublin Pike Anglers 1 pike 7-04
2nd. Mickey Prenter, Belfast Individuals 1 pike 7-03
3rd. Pat Cooper, Dublin Pike Anglers 1 pike 2-11
4th. Larry Kelly, Piking Pirates A.C. 1 pike 2-00
5th. Jerome Fisher, Keady Pike Anglers 1 pike 1-13


Heat 10 - 3rd January 04, Lough Sillan, Shercock, Co Cavan
63 anglers attended yesterdays 10th and last open qualifier on Lough Sillan.Fishing was pretty good by Sillan standards with 50 pike to 21-02 being landed.There were 5 doubles with the winner catching two.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st. Jimmy Farrell (Dublin Pike Anglers Club) 2 pike 31-10
2nd. Thommy Sheridan (North Longford A.C.) 3 pike 15-02
3rd. Sean Markey (Cootehill A.C.) 3 pike 14-06
4th. Gerry Keenan (Ardee Pike Anglers Club) 3 pike 13-05
5th. Maura Martin (Ardee Pike Anglers Club) 1 pike 12-05


Heat 11 - 1st February 04, Stewards Heat, Hollybank lake
Seventeen anglers out of 21 qualifying stewards turned up and landed 41 pike to 12lbs.The Stewards qualifier was for those who entered at least 4 qualifying competitions of the 2003/04 Kingspan National Pike Championships and acted as stewards and weighed at least 4 pike.
The top 5 anglers who qualified to fish in next year`s final were;
1st. Raymond Leonard (Keady) 7 pike 25-09
2nd. Alan Heasley (Duleek) 6 pike 17-04
3rd. David Dennis (Drogheda) 5 pike 15-14
4th. Joe Coleman (Donore) 4 pike 12-13
5th. Brendan McCabe (Newry) 1 pike 12-00


The Final will be held on the first saturday in april in the Monaghan area.

All Ireland Junior Inter Club Team Championship

Date set for 23rd November, Ballyconnell, Co Cavan

The competition was held on the Woodford River with the check in taking place at the "George Mitchell" bridge on the main Belturbet to Enniskillen road.

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NOTE:

The IFPAC runs The "Kingspan" National Pike Championship each year, the All-Ireland inter-club championship, the "Pure-Fishing" National Junior pike championship and the All-Ireland junior inter-club championship.

Anglers are reminded of the following competition rules:
An angler must be a member of a fully paid up affiliated club.
An angler may be refused entry to the competition without reason being given.
Anglers who act as stewards at heats will be eligible to enter a special heat for stewards provided that the person has been a steward at 4 heats and has weighed a minimum of 4 fish.
Fish can NOT be weighed by the gills. It is the responsibility of the angler to ensure this does not happen.
A maximum of two fish in a keep sack.
Objections must be made within an hour unless otherwise stated at the check-in.