A local fishing crew is celebrating after winning a prestigious competition earlier this month.

The small boats fishing festival held at Rosslare in Ireland, is a competition where fishermen compete to catch the most amount of fish over a four-day period.

Separate competitions are run alongside the main event, including a prize for largest nominated species, the heaviest round and flat fish, best specimen of the week, heaviest fish of the festival, best newcomer, biggest bass and boat returning the most fish alive.

The competition is fished from Kilmore Quay Harbour, a purpose-built, modern marina, with excellent berthing and boat launching facilities.

The fishing around Kilmore Quay is some of the best in the whole of Ireland and its not uncommon for over 40 species to be landed during the competition.

Rob Shefford from Penally, Gareth Protheroe from Cold Inn and Arthur Beechey, of Anglesey, won the Rosslare Trophy having acquired an incredible 34 species over the four-day period between September 7 and 13.