Galway Bay SAC outing Saturday 21st 16:00 – 21:00, Silverstrand, species hunt cards will be available, come on down!
Galway Bay SAC Membership is open for the 2012 season. Also there are 2 large smocks available to purchase, please contact peter atkins 0879538750 in relation to either of the above if interested.
We will be sending out texts from the club phone every two weeks with the intention in keeping members up to date with any fishing related news. If anyone has any report or anything they would like sent out on the club phone, please contact the committee. We would encourage members to reply to texts with any fishing catches good or bad so we can try to keep everyone up to date with what’s happening around the coast.
The club can be contacted directly at our email address (galwaybaysac@gmail.com) or by mobile (085 734 5958).
Congratulations to Conor Mountaine on winning the Galway Bay SAC 2011 shore species hunt with 31 species!
Following the success of last year’s species hunt, in what was a laid back and fun element to the angling year, we are looking forward to repeating the big hunt this year. The rules are simple: You have your species card, simply write your name clearly on the card beside the club crest, when you catch a fish, place the card beside the fish and take a photograph. You then send the photo with a brief note stating the type of fish caught to the club email address, or you can text the photo from your mobile to Pete Atkins (Mob: 087 9538750). It will then be uploaded to the club website. You’ll be surprised how addictive this form of angling can be! Best of luck to all who take up the challenge. We plan to use the club outings to increase member’s species total in the species hunt.
With the hope of improving the number of club outings held each year, each committee member has been asked to organize an outing. The club hope to hold one event (outing/competition) each month. Our first outing is planned for the weekend of 21th/22th January. We hope to have our outings within the boundaries of Ballyrean in Co. Clare to Clifden in Co. Galway. We hope these outings will include workshops and one on one coaching.
Thankfully 2012 will be a big year for the club on the competition front. The first competition will take place in February when we will host the first leg of the West Coast Shore league. Following that in April, we are honoured to be hosting the qualifier for the Irish World Shore Team and finally in November we host the All Ireland Open Shore Championships.
We have a new format this year for the Club Master Angler. It will now consist of nine legs, eight of these will be from the West Coast Shore League and the ninth will be the All Ireland Open (The Jimmy Smith). The winner will have the highest score from the best seven legs. The one condition is you have to include Galway Bay’s Leg of the Shore League and the Jimmy Smith in your best seven legs.
Congratulations to Yanto Jones on winning the Grauvell west coast shore league 2011.
Final results available online here
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Thanks to all those who came out to the beginners workshop on October 16th despite the weather.
Hi all,
Galway Bay Sea Angling Club is hosting an outing/workshop for beginner anglers, Silverstrand, Galway, Sunday 16th October at 4pm,
Ever thought of trying your hand at beach angling? Here is the perfect oppurtunity to try it and see if you like it, absolutely free!
We will have experienced anglers (Winners of provincial, national and international medals) with extra sets of rods and gear ready to show you how to get started:
1. tie rigs for beach angling,
2. how to present bait,
3. how and where to cast
Plus much more
All welcome especially juniors
As are more experienced anglers come down for a chat
Please let me know if you can attend the more the merrier
Brian Reidy
Youth Officer, GBSAC
0857339040
Glaway Bay SAC’s very own Chris Feeney struck Gold for the 2nd successive year when he won the Connacht Open Gold Medal Shore over the weekend on Whitestrand beach Co. Mayo Congrats to Chris and also to his younger brother Kaylem Feeney who won the Juniors with another fine performance two outstanding young talents coming through the ranks at Galway Bay SAC if your interested in being a part of it all Contact Conor Mountaine Secretary 087-7660808 or Brian Reidy Youth Officer 085-7339040
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The club is running a species competition for 2011 open to all members… Cards with the club logo can be collected from Conor Mountaine, species caught on rod and line anywhere in Ireland will count starting from today the 2nd of March 2011. A temporary card with your name and GBSAC written on it will suffice until you receive your permanent card. Any queries contact Conor or Pete
The Connacht Provincial Council is holding a presentation this coming Sunday at 15:00 in Hotel Westport to mark the recent success of the Connacht U16 Inter-provincial Team 2011, open to all light refreshments will be served…
2011 sees the 50th year of Lisdoonvarna/Fanore SAC down through the years we’ve seen some remarkable fish landed including double figure Bass, Spur Dogs, massive Congers, Spotted and Blonde Ray, Tope, cracking Pollack the list just keeps going and who can forget Jack Shine and his amazing achievements in landing not one but several Porbeagle Sharks from the shore… The International Week which is held each year attracts anglers from all over the Island and from further afield it throws up some great fishing over the week and the craic and banter go hand in hand with excellent fishing… if you fancy sampling the best of what Clare has to offer click here rest assured you’ll be made most welcome.
