Sea Angling Ireland SAC

Hi everybody, below are the prize winners for the Henry's Tackle Shop Smooth Hound Open. Please text/whataapp John Diamond on 087 741 3964 with your address if you are a prize winner.

Irish Smooth Hound Champion Paul Tyndall 92 cm Smooth Hound
Match Rules Winner Alby Allan 18 Fish 810 Points

Longest Round Noel Fogarty 63 Cm Bass
Longest Flat Alby Allan 28cm Flounder

ZONE A

1st Pat Meagher 13 Fish 487 Points
2nd Alan Mulcahy 12 Fiah 386 Points
3rd Eric Gasparro 12 Fish 353 Points
4th Noel Fogarty 5 Fish 313 Points
5th Paddy Kenny 5 Fish 226 Points
6th John Keane 5 Fish 218 Points

ZONE B

1st Max Roche 6 Fish 348 Points
2nd Kieran Tirbhowan 3 Fish 205 Points
3rd Donal Domeney 3 Fish 171 Points
4th Gary Molloy 3 Fish 129 Points
5th Denis Brock 2 Fish 126 Points
6th Eamonn Bermingham 4 Fish 125 Points

JUNIORS

1st Philip Kennedy Ryan 4 Fish 104 Points
2nd Jessie Murphy 2 Fish 57 Points

We had 49 anglers on Ballinoulart Beach for the Henry's Tackle Shop Irish Smooth Hound Championships. Congratulations to Paul Tyndall who was the winner with a 92 cm Smooth Hound caught on his last cast. Congratulations also to Alby Allan who was our match rules winner. Thanks to The Crosses Pub for hosting our peg draw. Also to Donal Domeny and John Murphy for their help, to Henry Lynam for his sponsorship. And of course to all the anglers who took part. Full results will follow later on today.

Here are the entries for the Henry's Tackle Shop Smooth Hound Championships on Saturday. Entries Close 8pm tomorrow, Friday. Please contact John on 087 741 3964 if you want to enter (or if you need to withdraw) Thanks

Day Tickets
Peter Byrne &
Charlie Hill (JR) DP

SAI
John Diamond
Donal O'Neill

Ardmore
Pat Maher

Castaways
Ryan Blair

Cork
Donal Domeney

Ballybrack
Denis Brock
Donnacha Brock
Michael Christian
Paul Byrne
Eric Gasparro
John Keane
Sean Keane (jr)
Lar Mooney
Paul Tyndall
& Jessie Murphy jnr DP
Paul steenson
Eric Wynne
Jamie o Grady

Kilmuckridge
Michael fogarty
Joey Brady
David Doran
John Murphy
Liam Roche
Kieron Tirbhowan, (aka Turbo)

Menapia
Max Roche
JJ Roche

New Ross
James Ryan
Philip Kennedy Ryan (JR)

Raheny
Tony Foster
Gary Foster
Noel Fogarty

Ringsend & Irishtown
John Kinsella (aka Sean sr.)
Stephen Connolly
Anthony Byrne
Conor Clancy
Luke Kinsella
& Dylan bissett DP (jr)
James Kinsella
& Sean Kinsella DP (jr)

South Shore
Alby Allan
Paul Doyle

West Cork
JP Molloy

Wicklow
Paddy Kenny

A reminder that The Henry's Tackle Shop Irish Smooth Hound Championships are on this Saturday 18th, in the Kilmuckridge area. Contact John at 087 741 3964 to enter or for more details.

Copy of the rule page below.

Competition Rules

All-Ireland Smooth Hound Championships 2026
Fished under IFSA rules.
Fishing times: 18:00 –23:00
Each angler must have his/her card marked by the senior angler on his/her right. An angler at the end peg (highest peg number) of the zone is marked by the senior angler to their left.

When the marker is signing your card at the end of competition he must draw a line under the last fish, write in the number of fish caught and sign his/her name below that line. The marker must also sign the end of the card. He should also record the length of the longest Smooth Hound in the space provided on the card.
Biro must be used when filling out the card, pencil is not accepted.

Maximum of 3 hooks allowed, a treble hook counts as 3 hooks, double hook as 2. One rod only to be in use for fishing at any time. Fair Angling methods to be used.

On catching a fish the angler must place the fish in a bucket of fresh sea water until it is recorded. He may cast out again but cannot retrieve that trace until the catch is measured and recorded.

The angler recording the fish is responsible for the release of the fish.

Any fish being kept for culinary use must have its tail cut or marked by the angler recording the card.
Dead fish must not be accepted for measurement. Minimum size is 15 cm. The first 10 undersize fish are recorded on the card and awarded 5 length points each.

Fish measured must have its length recorded in centimetre and must be accompanied by the initials of the angler measuring it. Fish are measured down (23.5cm fish is recorded as 23cm). A third angler resolves any disputed fish regarding the length of a fish.

Cards back no later than 45 minutes after lines up
Objections in writing only, no later than 60 minutes after lines up time. The decision of the club committee will be final.

Anglers leaving litter on the beach will be disqualified.
Rays measured snout to tail. Dogfish are 45 length points, with the actual length of the first dogfish caught recorded. Eel=100cm score 95 length points. Weever are counted as undersize and should not be measured.
No salmonids, mackerel, or launce.
Pools: Longest Flat, Longest Round other than Smooth Hound, Longest Ray (reserve Tope if no Ray).
Tie Break for Smooth Hound Championship is the next longest Smooth Hound, if still a tie,the next longest Hound etc, etc.. If still a tie, the longest fish of another species (excluding dogfish) will be used as a tie break.
For the match competition, in the event of a tie the greater number of fish (all sizes) will decide, in the event of a second tie the single longest fish (excluding dogfish) will decide, in the event of a third tie the length of the first dogfish caught will decide.
Please treat all fish with respect whilst unhooking and measuring them. Return them to water as soon as possible
Contact: John Diamond 087 741 3964

HENRYSTACKLESHOP.COM
ALL-IRELAND OPEN SMOOTH HOUND CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by SEA ANGLING IRELAND SAC

KILMUCKRIDGE AREA, SATURDAY JULY 18th - FISHING FROM 6pm to 11 pm
CHECK IN The Crosses Pub FROM 3.30pm-5pm
500 EURO CASH PRIZE** AND PERPETUAL CUP FOR LONGEST HOUND
MATCH PRIZES FOR EACH ZONE
€25 + €5 optional pools.(Longest Flat, Longest Round excluding Hounds, Longest Ray)
Juniors €5 + €5 optional pools
Entries to: John 087–741 3964, Donal 087-6905374
** Based on an entry of 35 anglers

Non IFSA members must pay an additional 20 euro to cover a Visitor’s Card. Angling Trust Sea League points available.

Hi everybody. We will be holding the Henry's Tackle Shop ALL-IRELAND OPEN SMOOTH HOUND CHAMPIONSHIP on Saturday, July 18th in the Kilmuckridge area, fishing 6pm to 11pm. We will have the peg draw at The Crosses Pub. Further details in the next few days.

First Competition was at Greystones South Beach on March 21st. It was a lovely evening, and while it wasn't frenetic fishing it was nice to see Plaice showing as well as Dragonet, Whiting , Coalfish, Rockling, Flounder and Dabs.
Al McGrane was the winner on the day. Donal O'Neill had the longest round, a Coalfish, and John Diamond had the longest flat, a flounder.

1st Al McGrane 17 fish 396 points
2nd John Diamond 15 fish 378 points
3rd Donal O'Neill 13 fish 328 points
4th Keith Murphy 13 fish 310 points

John Diamond Flounder 34
Donal O'Neill Coalfish 35

Thanks to Henry's Tackle Shop for his ssponsorship

More at ->
https://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=393934

Congratulations to Derek Kenrick , the Henry's Tackle Shop Irish Cod Champion for 2025. Well deserved, it was a tough evening's fishing with no cod showing.