{"id":582955,"date":"2026-08-04T13:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/582955\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:38:23","slug":"ireland-win-international-youth-fly-fishing-title-for-sixth-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/582955\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland win International Youth Fly Fishing title for sixth time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ireland Youth Fly Fishing Team at Lough Lene for the 42nd International Youth Fly Fishing Championship last week.<\/p>\n

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\n The Ireland Youth Fly Fishing Team at Lough Lene for the 42nd International Youth Fly Fishing Championship last week.<\/p>\n

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\n Topher Ray from Scotland, Paul O\u2019Reilly, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Colm Coyle from Donegal and Gerard Usher, Inland Fisheries Ireland.<\/p>\n

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\n Joe Keena from Longford and Tom Fagan from Collinstown.<\/p>\n

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\n Joe Keena from Longford (boatman), Noel McLoughlin from Kells (boat manager) and John Mulvaney from Navan (boatman).<\/p>\n

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\n Welsh Youth Fly Fishing Team. Report and photos: Jay G Forde<\/p>\n

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\n Jack Reidy from Galway with Conor and Kyle O\u2019Mahony from Mayo.<\/p>\n

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\n Wilber Leoviriyakit, who fished on the day with his father Kas Leoviriyakit, from England.<\/p>\n

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\n Seamus O\u2019Neill from Kildare and Jimmy Cahill from Killucan.<\/p>\n

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\n Paul and Susan O\u2019Sullivan from Cork.<\/p>\n

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\n Tom and Josh Lane from Mallow Trout Angling Club in Cork.<\/p>\n

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\n Keith Fleming from Armagh, Kath Kuzera from Wales and Hazel Eldridge from Wales.<\/p>\n

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\n Julie Gerry from Collinstown (ITFFA National Youth Officer and Ireland Youth Team manager), and Jenny Casey from Kildare (Assistant Ireland Youth Team manager).<\/p>\n

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\n Ewan Loturco, Ted McEvoy, Daniel Owen and Lewis Dylan Thomas from Wales.<\/p>\n

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\n English Youth Fly Fishing Team.<\/p>\n

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\n Scottish Youth Fly Fishing Team.<\/p>\n

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A total of 62 young anglers gathered at Lough Lene for the 42nd International Youth Fly Fishing Championship, which took place over three days during the week of 27 July.<\/p>\n

Teams from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales competed in the annual event, Monday and Tuesday serving as practice days ahead of the championship on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

On the final day, 31 boats took to the water between 10am and 5pm as competitors fished for the international title.<\/p>\n

Julie Gerry, national youth officer with the Irish Trout Fly Fishing Association (ITFFA) and manager of the Irish team, congratulated the participants following the competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank all the anglers who took part today. It was a good match and, although the weather wasn\u2019t brilliant, you all succeeded,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Following the day\u2019s fishing, the results were announced. England finished in fourth place with 18 fish, Wales placed third with 30 fish, and Scotland secured second place with 44 fish.<\/p>\n

The Irish Youth team retained the championship title for a sixth consecutive year, finishing in first place with a total of 54 fish.<\/p>\n

Following the competition, participants travelled to the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, where the trophy presentation took place later on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

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