Swell time learning to fish
At Oaklands Lake, above: Pat and Colin Byrne, Bunclody; left: Kevin O'Connor, Wexford and Damien Sinnott, Kilmore.
Wednesday September 16 2009
THE DOWNPOURS of rain failed to dampen the spirits of a group of fishing enthusiasts who converged on Oaklands Lake in Marshmeadows recently for an afternoon of angling action. Organised by the Irish Wheelchair Association, the Southern Regional Fisheries Board and Oaklands Lake, the group of twenty hailed from throughout Waterford and Wexford.
The group arrived at the lake around 11 a.m. and spent until 4 p.m. happily fishing away under the guidance of experienced anglers.
Many of the group were first-time fisherman and they were taught how to fish by anglers from the Southern Fisheries Board, Der Casey, who is a retired teacher from St. Paul's School in Waterford, and anglers from Oaklands Lake.
'They had a right time because they caught a few fish as well,' said Michael Browne of Oaklands Lake.
