Deele Community Anglers

01/06/2026

*********"Press Release: Members Angling Event-Results"********
DEELE COMMUNITY ANGLERS CLG
"2026 MEMBERS ANGLING COMPETITION"🎣
Our angling organisation held a members only fly fishing competition this afternoon. Bank Holiday Monday the 1st of June. It was a fantastic occasions with a large number of people turning out to support our event.
There were three separate winners prizes, and cups presented, “Most Landed”, “Longest Trout” and Top Youth. The event was held at Mongorry Trout Lake in Raphoe, in what can be described as near perfect conditions.
Winner: Mr. Shaun Browne. Shield and 100 euro. Sponsored DCA CLG
Longest Trout: Mr. Aaron Mc Daid. Perpetual Cup and 50 euro. Sponsored DCA CLG
Top-Youth: Mr. Conaire Mc Daid. Excellent angling young man.👏
A hearty congratulations to all of our winners.
A massive thanks to all who turned out to show their support. Thanks to Cathal for overseeing the Control duties (Harry for supplementing him with a running commentary, as ever!!) David, for the excellent spread of hot food, at the midway point. (I’ll have to train you to do the same at home!!)😉

Many thanks
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG, Convoy/Raphoe.

29/05/2026

Just a timely reminder of our members event taking place this Moday at Mongorry Trout Lake. See post for further information.

25/05/2026

DEELE COMMUNITY ANGLERS CLG
"2026 MEMBERS ANGLING COMPETITION/SOCIAL GATHERING"
Next Monday the 1st of June, we will host our Members Angling Competition at Mongorry Trout Lake. We will be applying a 20 Euro entry fee to the angling competition; this will help to cover any expenses.
Also, if any Club members have perpetual trophies, and are unable to attend the event, could these be left with a member of the Angling Committee.
There will be winners’ prizes for: Adult, Youth, and longest/last trout.
Please note, we would like to have all competitors at the venue before 10.30am, with the intention of getting the event underway at 11.00am, angling will continue until around 3pm, with a good hour long break at the midway point, for some hot food and liquid refreshments.
NOTE this is a "MEMBERS ONLY EVENT" anyone wishing to avail, and get renewal of their River Membership, can do just that from 10.00am until 10.30am, on the morning of the event.
Many thanks
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers, Convoy/Raphoe.

24/05/2026

River Deele Youth Champion 2026
Sponsored by FROG CIC
TAFI Ulster Youth River Qualifier 26

Well what a wonderful day that turned out to be for our organisation. An early morning start was required, as we put together the final elements for this event, which we have been organising in recent weeks with our youth committee, and club volunteers.

Our FROG CIC sponsored river competition, allowed us to also host the event as part the TAFI Ulster Youth River Qualifier for the upcoming selection of an Ulster Team that will go down to compete in the Inter-Pros in Connaught in late summer.

A huge congratulations to our new River and TAFI Ulster Youth Champion for 2026, Jamie Devlin, who has upped his game to a new level in recent months, coming out on top of the list today. Well done Jamie, an excellent effort. One place point separated the top 6 anglers today, work that one out!! Well we certainly did, after some effort, and on the 5th count.

Well done to young Moyola Angling Association Angler, Finlay Wilson who recorded a wonderful trout of 31cm to garb the bragging rights in regards to securing the longest trout prize. Well done young man.

It was also a delight to see the now experienced female youth angler, Erin Mc Closkey coming good on the second session. After what she described as the worst possible morning session, the determined Erin went on to secure top spot in her sector in the afternoon/second session, and in the process adding 7 measuring trout. It was also another sign of advancement to see Erin being controlled by female controller Trish Wilson. Well done to the both of you.

All at the club would like to thank FROG CIC for their ever present support of our youth development initiatives. A hefty €300 and more of sponsored gift vouchers for angling equipment being supplied for our young anglers today. Thank you folks.

A huge thank you to TAFI Ulster Youth Officers Ethan Ashe and Damien Wilson who were making their 3rd venture of the week to the river, to help set-out, train and oversee the running of the event, with our Club Officials today. Thank you lads for all the work this week.

Thank you to Mc Coys Cafe Convoy for the supply of hot food. We thoroughly enjoyed the feed of super grub.
Thanks also to all the landowners along the river Deele who are so accommodating and certainly deserve praise for their permission to access their lands. It was a delight to hear back words of support from landowners today. Thank you so much.
Our controllers certainly had a busy day of it, with 121 measuring trout recorded. Thank you so much for volunteering your time, and as always, thank you to all the parents/guardians who make it their business to get youth out to such events. It is a pathway they will thank you for in the years ahead, as the any form of outdoor recreation has major phycological positives.
Yours
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG

19/05/2026

‼️ATTENTION‼️
FINAL CALL
All entering the Youth River Competition this Sunday on the Deele, please send payment before the closing time of 12 noon tomorrow (20-05-2026). €25.
Paypal: [email protected]
Stating angler name and controller name.

‼️PLEASE NOTE‼️👇
Hi all.
Deele Community Anglers CLG are delighted to announce:
The TAFI Ulster Youth River Qualifer sponsored by FROG CIC "River Deele Youth Champion" Competition for 2026 has been rescheduled to take place on Sunday the 24th of May.
With the rising number of budding young anglers coming into the competition scene in the North-West, and with a fair head of established youth competition anglers around, this promises to be super competition qualifier.
Please get your €25 entry fees sorted as soon as possible, as this competition will have a huge demand on the limited spaces/beats that are available.
Please note, that all registering to compete, should be in possession of a Loughs Agency Rod licence.
Registration, which is now open, is by "PAYPAL ONLY" please state clearly: angler name, and controller name. If these details are not included with the Paypal payment, then registration of angler will not be secured.
"We will not be chasing anyone or accepting registration via messenger, messages, or conversation." Should you require further information please contact the page, or contact, Ethan Ashe or Damien Wilson.

Many thanks.
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG.
Convoy Enterprise Centre
Office 16.
Convoy, Co. Donegal

18/05/2026

REMINDER
River/Access Volunteer Maintenance Event this evening.

"River Fishery Maintenance Volunteering Event"
Hi all
Please take note that if you are a Member of the Deele River Fishery, your assistance this Monday evening, the 18th of May, at 6,30pm. Meeting at Office 16 Convoy Enterprise Centre (The Mill). Your presence would be most appreciated, as we ready the river beat and stiles, for our FROG CIC sponsored TAFI Youth River Qualifier on the 24th of May.
As a voluntary Community Organisation, there for the benefit of the entire membership and their families, at times we need to remind ourselves, it is not all about arriving to fish, many, many volunteer hours go on behind the scenes to provide the infrastructure we can currently avail of. This is where the volunteer element of a good organisation comes into play, your smallest bit of giving back has far reaching positive impacts for all at our fishery.
This is a Members orientated event, in terms of site maintenance; we are targeting some minor vegetation clearance of stiles and other general tidy up works around the river fishery. Please arrive in good time, and if you have a hook, hammer, or slashing knife then please bring along, as it will speed up the task in hand a bit quicker.
Many thanks in advance for your commitment to this request. Added, please feel free to share this request and also communicate it to those not on social media.
Kind regards
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG, Convoy/Raphoe.

15/05/2026

"River Fishery Maintenance Volunteering Event"
Hi all
Please take note that if you are a Member of the Deele River Fishery, your assistance this Monday evening, the 18th of May, at 6,30pm. Meeting at Office 16 Convoy Enterprise Centre (The Mill). Your presence would be most appreciated, as we ready the river beat and stiles, for our FROG CIC sponsored TAFI Youth River Qualifier on the 24th of May.
As a voluntary Community Organisation, there for the benefit of the entire membership and their families, at times we need to remind ourselves, it is not all about arriving to fish, many, many volunteer hours go on behind the scenes to provide the infrastructure we can currently avail of. This is where the volunteer element of a good organisation comes into play, your smallest bit of giving back has far reaching positive impacts for all at our fishery.
This is a Members orientated event, in terms of site maintenance; we are targeting some minor vegetation clearance of stiles and other general tidy up works around the river fishery. Please arrive in good time, and if you have a hook, hammer, or slashing knife then please bring along, as it will speed up the task in hand a bit quicker.
Many thanks in advance for your commitment to this request. Added, please feel free to share this request and also communicate it to those not on social media.
Kind regards
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG, Convoy/Raphoe.

09/05/2026

Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB
Peacebuilding Through the Environment
The Deele Community Anglers CLG Peacebuilding Through the Environment, a new countywide community climate action and mitigation programme funded under the PEACEPLUS Programme, came to town yesterday, and all with an International flavour.
Full details - https://www.donegalcoco.ie/.../deele-community-anglers.../

It was a delight to welcome along a number of our local youth International anglers, who will be participating amongst a total of 110 of the top youth anglers from across the globe, this July, in the Fips-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championships 2026. This world class event is to be hosted at five venues, with 3 in Co. Donegal and 2 in Co. Tyrone.
At our biosecurity awareness event yesterday we were able to invite along the management team of the TAFI Ireland Youth Team, Mr. Campbell Baird and Mr. Brian Kerr. The Team and Federation are running the event from their base in the Glenties Municipal Council area.
All present yesterday were treated to an afternoon of top-class awareness of the different invasives that threaten our shared aquatic environments. Inland Fisheries Ireland Inspector Mr. Owen Kelly started off with a talk on the threats and how behavioural change can help to arrest the spread of such threatening species.
Mr. Jack Porter and Ms. Kelsie Geddis from Loughs Agency then introduced their CALM Project, and helped provide information on how Loughs Agency could assist with biosecurity during the run-in to the World Championships.
We then introduced Dr. Trish Murphy and Ms. Michaela Gallagher from the Inishowen Rivers Trust, to provide a talk around the works that the trust has been undertaking in the Inishowen area, during the last 10 years. Going on to launch their Japanese Knotweed Information booklet, with one for all in the audience.
And to top off the awareness workshop, Ms. Chantel Carr, Invasive Species Officer from Biodiversity Ireland gave us a detailed presentation on what to do, to help stop the movement of invasives across our waterways.
It has to be said folks, this was a top drawer Workshop, with a host of the main players, in regards to those with a remit towards the management of angling recreation being present.
All in the room learnt so much from the event. It was a delight to witness a sharing of ideas, how we can cooperate, and the actions we can all work towards, being discussed.
There was a couple of major actions proposed for inclusion within the organisational element of the upcoming championships. These will be adopted and once implemented, will undoubtedly safeguard our aquatic environments across Donegal and Tyrone.
All at the Deele Community Anglers CLG would like to offer our sincere thanks to our delegation of highly informed speakers.
Our young Ambassadors were presented with certificates and biosecurity goodie bags, from Chantel of Biodiversity Ireland, these will be used prior to upcoming training events.
Thank you also to Mc Coys Cafe Convoy for the provision of a wonderful evening meal for our attendees.

A project supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes body (SEUPB)
Donegal County Council
Special EU Programmes Body - Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB
DLDC
Donegal PPN
Donegal Intercultural Platform
Donegal County Council
Donegal Volunteer Centre
Donegal County Council

09/05/2026

‼️ATTENTION***ATTENTION***ATTENTION‼️
"Please take note"
Hi all Mongorry Lake Members.
Please take note that no angling is to take place at Mongorry Lake this Sunday (Tomorrow) the 10th of May 2026, between the hours of 11am and 6pm. This is an integral part of our site lease agreement with Raphoe Gun Club, and occurs in line with club shoots once per month.
Please algin to this demand, as anyone found to be in contravention of such will be removed from the membership with automatic effect. We will have committee members in the area, and they will be keeping a close eye on the lake, added, anyone thinking it will do no harm to have a quick throw, will be identified via our camera system.
Day ticket sales are also suspended on shoot days.
Thank you so much in advance for your cooperation in regards of this request. Can you spread the word to other members who may not be on social media.
Thank you
Yours
The Directors
Deele Community Anglers CLG

07/05/2026

‼️PLEASE NOTE‼️👇
Hi all.
Deele Community Anglers CLG are delighted to announce:
The TAFI Ulster Youth River Qualifer sponsored by FROG CIC "River Deele Youth Champion" Competition for 2026 has been rescheduled to take place on Sunday the 24th of May.
With the rising number of budding young anglers coming into the competition scene in the North-West, and with a fair head of established youth competition anglers around, this promises to be super competition qualifier.
Please get your €25 entry fees sorted as soon as possible, as this competition will have a huge demand on the limited spaces/beats that are available.
Please note, that all registering to compete, should be in possession of a Loughs Agency Rod licence.
Registration, which is now open, is by "PAYPAL ONLY" please state clearly: angler name, and controller name. If these details are not included with the Paypal payment, then registration of angler will not be secured.
"We will not be chasing anyone or accepting registration via messenger, messages, or conversation." Should you require further information please contact the page, or contact, Ethan Ashe or Damien Wilson.

Many thanks.
Geradine Scott
Secretary
Deele Community Anglers CLG.
Convoy Enterprise Centre
Office 16.
Convoy, Co. Donegal