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Inland Fisheries Ireland Comments on Investigation Into Eels’ Passage of Ardnacrusha Turbines
7th April 2022 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it would welcome a review of turbine operations at the Ardnacrusha power plant around the peak time for eel migrations. The statement comes following the publication of its investigation into a report of a fish…
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Waterways Ireland has issued advisories for masters on Lough Erne in Northern Ireland over two angling events in the area taking place next weekend. On Lower Lough Erne, the Ulster Trout Angling Championship will take place on Saturday 9 April.…
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Anglers in Northern Ireland have described a “massacre” on a Co Tyrone river after a slurry spill resulted in a major fish kill incident, prompting an official investigation into the source. The spill on the Claggan River was discovered last…
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Second Online Lottery for Angling ‘Brown Tags’ on Lower River Lee Closing Soon
26th March 2022 Angling
The deadline to enter the second online lottery for ‘brown tags’ for wild salmon angling on the Lower River Lee is midnight on Friday 8 April. A further 38 brown tags will be issued on Monday 11 April, following the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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‘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…