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This is an extensive
match stretch on the western side of Lough Muckno.
Access is from the entrance to Hope Castle in the middle
of Castleblayney. A lot of work has gone into developing
White Island as a premier match venue so please respect
the efforts of Dick Caplice and the local council by
driving and parking carefully and not leaving any litter
on the bank.
The inside line is
shallow and you will need a platform to ensure that you
can comfortably reach the shelf with a standard 12/13
metre pole. Otherwise you can fish waggler or feeder
into about 1.5 - 2 meters of water but don't chuck it
out too far. Accurate feeding is important and you may
be feeding 1kg per hour which is less easy at distance.
Bream are present but you should expect to target the
roach which run to about 12-14oz - average is around
3oz. Pole should win here because you would need 100-150
fish in a 5 hour match to frame and the pole allows you
to fish at speed. If it's a struggle for bites then a
switch to chopped worm and worm pieces on the hook can
bag you some of the resident perch - a life-saver on a
hard day.
Caster-laden groundbait
is vital if you are to attract and hold the better stamp
of roach and also snare a bonus skimmer or two. These
can make a real difference to your weight so you'll need
to change tactics if you're swinging in nothing but
razor-blades for the first hour. Quality roach are there
and you need to nail them to have a hope of winning.
Click to enlarge the OSi
map below:
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