Leinster Pike Angling Club

12/04/2026

Big congratulations to club member Marty Lawlor on becoming all Ireland champion for the second time. He won it 23 years ago. This is the second year in a row that the club has produced an all Ireland champion after Luke Kearns win last year. Marty had 6 fish for 40-9.
Well done pal and well done to everyone else that made the team.

24/03/2026

We fished a few lakes on Sunday, the weather was good, the craic was great but the fishing was a bit patchy.

1st James O'Callaghan 7 fish for 20.05
2nd Jay Cooke 4 fish for 15.10
3rd Francis Crosbie 4 fish for 13.13
4th Jan Rutkowski 6 fish for 13.7

Heaviest fish was Jay Cooke for 7.7

Pools went to Jay Cooke and James O’Callaghan with a combined bag of 35.15

Well done everyone and many thanks to Southside Angling for their continued support.

Our two day boat competition is our next outing in few weeks, always a great competition that throws up some good fish and big bags.

Membership is open, get in touch if you’re interested in joining.🎣🎣🎣🎣

23/02/2026

First competition of the new season was held Sunday. With all the rain that fell over the last couple of weeks we decided to fish a canal for a change. Fishing was hard for most but it was nice to see one of our long time members back fishing with us and showing us how its done.

1st. Anthony Lennon 19lb 9oz
2nd Ian Church 7lb 14oz
3rd Dougie Robinson 6lb 13oz
4th Luke Ó Ciaráin 5lb 2oz

Pools went to
Anto Lennon & Paj Nolan 20lb 6oz
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12/02/2026

The new season starts for us this month which means we’re now accepting new members. Anyone looking to join the club can do so by messaging the page.
Competition will be on the 22nd of February, hopefully the rain has stopped by then🌧️🎣🎣🎣

22/01/2026

Should be a good one

******************************UPDATE*********************************

Please Note: Presentation and refreshments will be in Murtagh's Pub after the competition.

Lake is closed to anyone fishing the competition from the Sunday before the competition - 8th of February 2026.

IFPAC is once again proud to announce the return of our Boat Competition, taking place this coming February. Following the success of last year’s event, we’re thrilled to bring anglers together for another exciting day on the water.
This year’s competition promises to be even bigger and better, with improved organisation, a fantastic venue, and the same great atmosphere that made last year’s event such a highlight. Whether you’re a seasoned angler or new to boat competitions, it’s a perfect opportunity to test your skills, enjoy a competitive but friendly environment, and spend a great day out with fellow pike anglers from across the country.
Full details can be found on the poster below — including date, venue, entry information. We look forward to seeing everyone again for what is sure to be another memorable IFPAC event!
Meeting afterwards in Murtagh's Pub, Aughnacliffe.
Meeting point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8HUzbcQZXfs41TCK7
https://www.angling-in-ireland.com/events

22/01/2026

Well what a finish we had to our winter league last Sunday. The bad weather recently made it hard to get on a decent venue but we managed to find a few lakes that were just about fishable and plenty of fish were caught.

RESULTS ON THE DAY
1st Marty Lawlor 4 fish for 24.13
2nd James O’Callaghan 3 fish for 21.13
3rd Donagh O’Connell 5 fish for 20.13
4th Rodney Gaynor 5 fish for 17.6

Heaviest fish went to James O’Callaghan weighing 9.10

Pools went to Marty and Donagh with a combined bag weight of 45.10

WINTER LEAGUE
It got extremely close at the top of the league this year between the top 3 Anto Byrne, Rodney Gaynor and Jan Rutkowski with Rodney and Anthony both finishing on 132 points over the 5 legs. Jan finished just one point behind on 131 points.
With Rodney and Anto finishing on the same points the winner would eventually be decided by whoever caught the most amount of fish over the 5 legs and this also came down to the wire, Anto just nipped it having 32 fish against Rodney’s 31 fish.

So results were as follows
1st Antony Byrne 132 points
2nd Rodney Gaynor 132 points
3rd Jan Polish 131 points
4th Fran Crosbie 119 points
5th Logan Lennon 113 points
5th Donagh O’Connell 113 points
7th Jay Cooke 111 points
8th Marty Lawlor 109 points
9th Damo O’Brien 95 points
10th James O’Callaghan 91 points

Heaviest fish of the league
1st Sean O’Brien 15.10
2nd Logan Lennon 14.14
3rd David O’Callaghan 10.10

ANGLER OF THE YEAR
After losing out by one fish for the winter league, Rodney’s day was saved by being awarded the angler of the year for the second year running with a total of 311 points for the year. Closest angler to him was (again) Jan finishing on 292 points. Great consistency from both anglers.

Well done to all the winners throughout the year and many thanks to all our members and committee members for showing up every month and putting the effort in.
And a very big shout out to southside angling for all their support throughout the year.

Looking forward to the new season, our first competition will be held in Feb and we’re taking on new members so reach out to us if you’d like to get involved.

09/12/2025

Results from the 4th leg of the winter League and by god it was a wet one, but still some great bags.

1st Mark Byrne 13 pike for 34.8 pounds
2nt Jack MC Donald 8 pike for 31.4 pounds
3rd Fran crosbie 10 pike for 25.7 pounds
H/F Jan Rutkowski 7.2 pounds
And pools went to Jan Rutkowski & mark Byrne 21 pike for 54.7 pounds

And a big shout out to our sponsor Southside Angling for all their help true out the year, 🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

26/11/2025

Results from last Sundays 3rd leg of the winter league, which was fished on two lakes in Monaghan

1st Damo O Brien 13 fish 41.13 LB
2nd Luke O Ciaran 14 fish 38.6 LB
3rd Rodney Gaynor 14 fish 34.15 LB
H/F Sean O Brien 15.10 LB
Pool's Damo O Brien & Anthony Byrne
21 Fish for 58.11LB

Well done to every on the day and many thanks to our sponsors Southside Angling🎣🎣🎣

30/10/2025

Reminder to all pikers get your submissions in before the closing date this weekend.

Almost 5,000 pike were culled and removed from the Lough Corrib Catchment in 2022 by local anglers pushing for legislative change to protect native salmon and trout. Anglers who removed some 4,960 pike from the Corrib in the past twelve months risked fines for breaching two national bye-laws (806 an...

20/10/2025

The second leg of the winter League was held Sunday on a river venue,
fishing was hard but still a nice stamp of fish were caught and released safely,
Overall results of the day,

1st Anthony Byrne 11fish for 30lb.9
2nd Jan Rutkowski 9fish for 30lb.3
3rd Rodney Gaynor 8fish for 28lb.7


Young Logan Lennon had the heaviest fish of the comp with a beautiful pike for 14lb.14 👏👏

Pairs Rodney Gaynor & Will Carney
For a combined weight of 50lb.3

Big thanks as always to our sponsor Southside Angling

16/08/2025

Hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather, unfortunately it’s not the weather for pike fishing so we’ve cancelled our comp for July and August. Water temps are way too high with this heatwave and pike welfare must take priority, great to see other clubs taking the same narrative and leaving the pike alone for now.

Enjoy the weekend everyone and see you on the bank over the next few months🌞🌞🌞

17/06/2025

Great weekend for our two day boat competition, fishing was patchy but the craic was mighty as always.

Well done to Will Carney taking the trophy home this year after finishing second and third over the last couple of years.

1st Will Carney 7 pike for 65.10 pounds
2nd Rodney Gaynor 10 pike for 52.8 pounds
3rd Jay Cooke 4 pike for 36.5 pounds
HF Logan Lennon 15 pounds
Pools Will Carney & Jay Cooke 11pike for 101.15 pounds

We would like to thank or sponsor Southside Angling for all their support over the year and Leitrim quay holiday cottages for a great weekend as always.
Also a big shout out to Ian Church of Tipi Fishing adventures for donating a prize of a days fishing for 4 anglers.
For the best overall boat on the 2 days
Well done Will Carney and Jay Cooke

***Membership is open now so drop us a message if you’d like to be part of the action🎣🎣🎣***