The tender process for Inland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) State fisheries for 2026 is now open.
State-owned fishing rights are made available for licence to interested angling clubs every year and IFI generally has licence agreements with over 50 fishing clubs, allowing them to fish on more than 90 fisheries where the rights are State-owned.
A fishery is an area where fish are caught for commercial or recreational purposes. In freshwater, the term ‘fishery’ can describe anything from a small section of a river or lake to a whole river system, including every lake and stream within a river catchment.
Where there is a fishery in freshwater, there is a right to fish, and IFI owns the fishing rights to a wide range of these fisheries in Ireland, ranging from picturesque small lakes to long river stretches and everything in between.
The list of available fisheries is available from the IFI website. If your club wants to tender for one or more fisheries, you can apply online. Alternatively, download and fill out the Condition of Tender Questionnaire and return it to IFI by post; please mark your envelope TENDER APPLICATION and send it to: Paul O’Reilly, Inland Fisheries Ireland, 3044 Lake Drive, Citywest, Dublin 24.
If your club is interested in a longer-term licence, please fill out the relevant section on your form and we will be in touch with you. Please tender the ‘per year’ licence fee.
Clubs that licensed IFI waters in 2025 should also complete the End of Year Report in respect of each fishery held under licence, if they have not already done so.
Tenders will be accepted up until Friday 16 January 2026; proof of postage on or before this date will be accepted.
If you have any queries relating to State Fisheries or the 2026 tender process, get in touch with Paul O’Reilly at [email protected].
