IT’S ALL THRILLS ON PATCHY ERNE
Bream and hybrids earn Murphy £5,000 cheque
WATERWAYS IRELAND CLASSIC FESTIVAL (MON-FRI) River & Lough Erne (210 pegs)
THIS eagerly-awaited festival found the Erne system in patchy form, but events reached a thrilling finale on the final day.
It saw Fermanagh angler Keith Murphy take 36-400 of bream and hybrids on the feeder from the Cleenish Bridge section to catapult himself into first place with a three-day total of 53-890, earning himself the £5,000 winner’s cheque and coveted crystal chalice.
Runner-up, England Feeder Team boss Tommy Pickering also had a good last day to thank for moving him up the rankings as 20-plus kg from the Round O section gave him 41-540 in total and a £2,000 pay day.
Result: 1 K Murphy, Tempo 53-890; 2 T Pickering, Preston Innovations, 41-540; 3 T Green, Enniskillen, 40-720; 4 C Brown, Ross-on-Wye, 40-570; 5 R Roberts, Llanidloes, 38-800; 6 P Eyres, Enniskillen, 38-510.