Only around 3% of fishing licence holders in Northern Ireland are female, according to figures obtained from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the Loughs Agency.
A host of world class fly dressers, casters and angling celebrities will join thousands of people on the banks of the Mourne on Saturday 1st April and Sund.
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