Timo’s 23lb catch ‘the biggest thrill of his fishing career’

THE biggest thrill of his fishing career to date was how Killarney angler Timo O’Sullivan described his landing of a salmon weighing almost 23 pounds.

Wheelchair user Timo, who avails of a special hoist to get in and out of his boat, was with another well-known Killarney angler, Mick (Kenmare) O’Sullivan, when he hooked the big one at Faillcoille, in Lough Lein.

“We were heading towards the copper mines, not far from the shore. The fish put up a great fight for 20 minutes to half an hour. It just stayed down and wouldn’t give in. We haven’t heard of a fish of that weight being caught in Killarney for a long time,” he said.