HUSBAND COMES FIRST. WIFE COMES SECOND. :-)

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK SHORT WHO WON THE JEM TOOMEY MEMORIAL TROPHY TODAY (SUNDAY 9TH SEPT.) ALSO TO HIS WIFE PAT EARLY WHO CAME SECOND. WELL DONE..LONG MAY IT CONTINUE.

FIRST TOPE

TOMMY WITH HIS FIRST TOPE..ISN'T IT GREAT TO SEE THEIR LITTLE FACES..AHHH LOOK AT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE.

ME FIRST BULL HUSS

LIKE BUSES..CANT CATCH ONE , THEN THEY ALL COME TOGETHER..TWO BULL HUSS IN AS MANY DAYS..WHERE WAS THE TOPE I WAS LOOKING FOR AT THE TIME??? AHH WELL..TAKE WHAT YA CAN GET..

ME SECOND BULL HUSS.

LIFE SAVERS

THIS IS THE NEAREST I GOT TO A LIFEBOAT. I HOPE AND PRAY ITS THE NEAREST I GET...THIS WAS TAKEN AT THE AIR SHOW IN BRAY AT THE WEEKEND. BUT I HAVE TO SAY THE BOAT IS MOST IMPRESSIVE AND IMMACULATELY KEPT..THESE GUYS RISK THEIR OWN LIVES FOR YOURS.IF YA SEE A LIFEBOAT BOX SOMEWHERE AND HAVE A BIT OF CHANGE,THROW IT IN..MIGHT NOT BE YOU THEY ARE SAVING, BUT IT MIGHT BE SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU.

BROTHERS!

GRAHAM AND BRENDAN GARVEY FISHED THE COMPETITION.

FAMILY DAY OUT.

KEN O'SULLIVAN AND HIS KIDS AT THE PRESENTATION.

SUPRISE!!!!

DOSS AND HIS MISSUS ENJOYING THE PRESENTATION AFTER THE "WALLY O' SULLIVAN COMPETITION.

WALLY O'SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CUP.

IT WAS A BIG DAY IN THE LITTLE HARBOUR OF BRAY COUNTY WICKLOW ON SUNDAY 19 AUGUST. A FISHING COMPETITION RUN BY THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY ANNUALLY, TO RAISE MONEY FOR LOCAL CHARITIES AND IN PARTICULAR CANCER SUPPORT. BASICALLY HOW IT WORKS IS YOU TURN UP, GO FISHING FOR 5 HOURS,FANCY DRESS IS OPTIONAL AND JUST ENJOY YOURSELF. THEM ARE THE RULES. NOW THAT THE LITTLE DETAILS ARE OUT OF THE WAY THE BIG STUFF KICKS IN. WE ALL GO TO THE BEER GARDEN OF THE HARBOUR BAR AND HAVE A BALL. EVERYONE GETS A FEW BEERS AND A BURGER AT THE BBQ. SINGING IS OPTIONAL. NOW THE PURPOSE OF ALL THIS IS, IN A WORD, CHARITY. THE LOCAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP COLLECTED A CHEQUE FOR €4,885. THE RNLI ALSO RECEIVED AN AMOUNT AS DID A LOCAL SPINAL UNIT. SO NEXT YEAR YOU ARE ALL INVITED. IF YOU HAVE A BOAT AND WANT TO ENTER THE COMPETITION AND WIN A PRIZE (EVERYONE GETS ONE) JUST EMAIL ME AT LARRYBYRNE@IOL.IE AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE INFO YOU NEED. BELOW YOU WILL SEE JUST A FEW OF THE PICTURES TAKEN ON THE NIGHT. I WILL BE PUTTING MORE UP SO COME BACK AND HAVE A LOOK. THANKS FOR VISITING THE SITE. HAVE A BROWSE AROUND AND SEE WHAT THE "CRAIC" IS. ALL THE BEST. LARRY.

THIS IS WHAT IT IS ABOUT!

THIS IS THE CHEQUE PRESENTED TO BRAY CANCER SUPPORT. ALMOST 5 THOUSAND EUROS.WELL SUPPORTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES..

PRIZE WINNER

MYSELF, NON THE BETTER FOR WEAR COLLECTING MY PRIZE FOR EIGHT PLACE.

GETTING READY

MORE PRIZES

JOHN DUTTON GETTING HIS WELL EARNED PRIZE.

DISCUSSING TACTICTS

SOME OF THE GUYS GETTING READY WITH A HELPING HAND FROM THE KIDS.IT WAS A DAY OUT FOR EVERYONE.

OVERALL WINNER

VIV DUTTON RECEIVING THE CUP FOR THE OUTRIGHT WINNER OF THE WALLY O'SULLIVAN MEMORIAL CUP.

DAVE WALL UNDER PRESSURE

WALLER GETTING EXPLAINED THE RULES BY LARRY BYRNE AND RICKEY THOMAS.

CYCLOPES THOMAS

RICKEY

GETTING READY

L TO R MARY BARLEY AKA PAT EARLY. TERRY O'SULLIVAN AND MARK SHORTT.

MY "CREW".

DAVE WALL ON RIGHT AND MARK O'SULLIVAN.

THIS WAS BEFORE THE COMPETITION.

RICKY THOMAS AND I WERE GOING TO GET FISH BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.

THE HARBOUR BAR AFTER THE COMPETITION

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?Ahh im just tired..

Larry Byrne

Me out having a good time.

DECLAN O' SULLIVAN

THIS GUY IS FISHIN'..WHAT'S HE LOOKIN UP THERE FOR?? FLYING FISH PERHAPS!!

THREE WISE MEN???

THE "VIXEN" MEN LOOKING FOR DOGGIES

ME!!!!!!!

ME LOOKING FOR TOPE!!!

DOSS..

DECLAN O' SULLIVAN WITH A NICE TOPE.

FIRST TIMER

Eddie Thomas with his first tope.

DID YA KNOW??

There are more than 10,000 species of jellyfish. They are not, to be accurate, fish at all, but a kind of giant plankton, which cannot swim but float on currents and the tide.

Summer Me Arse!

Correct me if im wrong.Its July..Are we not supposed to have sunshine and plenty of fishing.I have spent most of June and July looking at my boat.I have one question.Where the F*** is the global warming we were threatened with..I blame the government.Well ya have to blame someone. Lobby your local TD and demand Global Warming. Tight Lines..

Lar And Josh

Two Junior members of the clan.

What A Whopper!!

In deep thought.If thats possible!

Looking out to sea to see what he could see!

The one that got away was this size!

It's always the big one that get away.

Dave "Waller" out fishing with me for the day..Good Craic...

Dedication!!

FERGUS DOUGLAS JUST CAME IN FROM A DAYS FISHING WITH A BROKEN ANKLE..HOPE IT WAS WORTH IT.

Big One After The Little One??

LESSON ONE IN FISHING.WATCH YOUR BACK!!!!

Cancer Support.

Some Members from Bray Head Fishing and Social Club raise some funds for Bray Cancer Support.

One Man And His JCB

This was the day we had to check our Moorings.

Snowy March

HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THE WEATHER WE ARE HAVING THIS WAS THE DAY AFTER ST. PATRICKS DAY

Getting Ready

HARDER TO BELIEVE IS THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN TEN MINUTES AFTER THE ONE ABOVE!

Swanin' around.

Educate yourself.

Fish 1b: 1 Mandible, 2 Nasal opening, 3 Eye, 4 Cheek, 5 Operculum, 6 Dorsal Fins, 7 Lateral Line, 8 Caudal Fin, 9 Scales, 10 Anal Fin, 11 Anus, 12 Pectoral Fin, 13 Pelvic Fin, 14 Maxilla, 15 Premaxilla, 16 Upper Jaw

Blow Fish?

I wonder what it tastes like?

Relax.

This is what to do after a days fishin'

Jaws

Tell the truth..Who does it remind you of? The wife or the mother in law?

Nosey Tope

And no one even caught it!!!!!!

Relax..Joe Lawless and I taking a break.

This is what I do after a days fishin'.Go into the Harbour bar and rob someones sandwiches..

More Tope

The brothers grim!

Chalk and cheese!!

Doss French kissing a Conger.

I know some anglers like to kiss their fish before they put them back.I think this is going to far.Slipping the conger the tongue..

"World" cup..

This is the cup he won for catching the fish in the picture below.

Doss with nice Pike

He looks happy.Can't say the same for the Pike.

"Doss"

Its hard to say who caught who here..