Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
The Loughs Agency and Woodland Trust Northern Ireland have announced the launch of their new biodiversity project, TREES, within the Foyle and Carlingford catchment areas. The primary aim of the TREES project is to protect and restore vital habitats for…
Loughs Agency Retains Existing Tag Allocation to Help Conserve Atlantic Salmon
9th March 2022 Angling
The Loughs Agency has made the decision to retain salmon carcass tag numbers for licence holders for the 2022 season in line with the previous year’s policy. The Agency introduced the interim policy for the 2020/2021 season whereby the number…
New Book Brings ‘Long-Lost Treasure’ of Irish Angling to New Generations Around the World
2nd March 2022 Angling
Traditional Irish salmon flies, commissioned 120 years ago for the Cork International Exhibition in 1902, are set to feature in a new historical picture book to mark World Book Day on Thursday 3 March. Fly tying involves the ‘dressing’ of…
Primary School Artists Wanted to Help Promote Conservation in 2022 ‘Something Fishy’ Contest
27th February 2022 Angling
Fifth and sixth class pupils around the country are being asked to design a poster that encourages greater conservation of Ireland’s native fish. Organised by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in conjunction with Blackrock Education Centre, the national poster competition is…
‘Salmon Ambassador’ Programme Starts in Local Schools Throughout Foyle and Carlingford Catchments
20th February 2022 Angling
The Loughs Agency’s education team is currently delivering this year’s Salmon Ambassador programme with primary schools and national schools in the Foyle and Carlingford catchments. So far, pupils have been learning about the amazing lifecycle of the Salmon, from their…
County Galway reader Brenda Richardson spotted a carnivorous pike fish (above) in her (unused) well in a farm field about one mile from Lough Corrib and near Wormhole boglands and she writes: There is a history of eel sightings in this well but we did…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is seeking submissions from interested parties in respect of a proposed new angling bye-law which would set a minimum length and bag limit for trout caught and retained from Lough Lene. At present there is no…
Kilrush Man Convicted of Threatening to Kill or Cause Serious Harm to a Fisheries Officer
10th February 2022 Angling
A Kilrush man has been convicted of threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a fisheries officer following an incident on the Shannon Estuary in the summer of 2020. At a sitting in Ennis of Kilrush District Court on…
Inland Fisheries Ireland Seeks to Recruit 49 New Seasonal Fisheries Officers
10th February 2022 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is launching its recruitment drive to hire 49 seasonal fisheries officers. The six-month posts are divided across seven River Basin Districts, covering 16 counties with recruitment getting underway immediately. Seasonal fisheries officers will join teams over…
Bluefin Tuna ‘Catch-Tag-Release’ Scientific Survey Programme Opens for Charter Skippers
4th February 2022 Angling
Experienced charter skippers can now apply for Ireland’s 2022 bluefin tuna scientific survey programme, as scientists confirm that over 1,100 of the largest tuna in the world have been successfully tagged and released through the programme in the last three…
Deadline Nears in Public Consultations on ‘Pathway Action Plans’ For Control of Invasive Species in Waterways
22nd January 2022 Irish Marinas
There’s still time to make submissions in the public consultation on two Pathway Action Plans for the control of invasive species on Ireland’s waterways. According to the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Invasives.ie programme, the purpose of Pathway Action Plans (PAPs)…
‘Brown Tags’ Regulations Coming Into Force for Salmon Anglers on Cork’s Lower River Lee
21st January 2022 Angling
Following the introduction of ‘brown tag’ regulations to boost conservation efforts in Kerry’s Waterville catchment, anglers of wild salmon on the Lower River Lee in Cork are advised that similar rules will come into force from Tuesday 1 February. As…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) will be attending the Fly Fishing Show in Marlborough, near Boston in the USA from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 January. The State agency for Ireland’s inland and inshore fisheries has also put out an invitation…
Successful Deployment of Underwater Cameras to Capture Salmon Spawning in River Roe
5th January 2022 Marine Wildlife
As part of the Loughs Agency’s annual redd counting on the River Roe and its tributaries in Northern Ireland, underwater cameras were successfully deployed and have captured footage of salmon spawning activity. Mark McCauley, freshwater fisheries biologist with the agency,…
‘Brown Tags’ Regulations Coming Into Force for Salmon Anglers in Kerry’s Waterville Catchment
2nd January 2022 Angling
Anglers who wish to catch and keep wild salmon from the Waterville catchment in 2022 are being advised that ‘brown tag’ regulations to boost conservation efforts are coming into force from Monday 17 January. The measures are included in the…
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has approved legislation that will govern the wild salmon and sea trout fisheries in 2022. These will come into effect from Saturday, 1st January 2022. Minister Ryan said: “81…
