Ulster Schools Course Fishing Cup - October 2006

On Saturday 7th October a group of four Dominican Students travelled to Portglenone to compete in the annual Ulster Schools Course Fishing Competition. Fourth Year student, James Gorham, sourced the relevant information about the competition and hence went about organising a team of four to represent Dominican College.

The team travelled down to the Portglenone's course fishing facilities and "lines in" took place at 11am. The four team members, James Gorham, Caleb Coyle, Mark Jamieson and Aaron Houston were initially split up into the four relevant sections where their primary aim was to catch as many fish as possible.

A few fish were caught by the Dominican team members, Caleb catching the most for the team, but the trend for the day was low across the boards, principally because of the high flow rate of the river after the heavy rain during  the previous couple of days. Most of the successful catches tended to be at the lower stretches of the angling facility but the further up river the less fish were caught. (Aaron had a long day!!)

It was an enjoyable day for all the team members and maybe next year with better weather conditions the Dominican College Course Fishing Team will be more successful. Many thanks to Mr Gorham who transported the team to Portglenone.