Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
#ANGLING - Henry's Tackle Shop in Ballybough is conducting a countrywide survey to determine the extent of the decline of bass activity around Ireland's coastline. According to the shop's Henry Lynam and Pat Daly, the last two years have seen…
#ANGLING - Entries close next Friday 17 August for the Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship, taking place from 10-14 September in Monaghan, Leitrim, Cavan and Fermanagh. Described at the world's richest coarse angling competition by the Leitrim…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has successfully won two court cases for illegal salmon fishing on the River Boyne in 2011. In the first case Arunas Butkus of Navan, Co Meath was fined €3,000 for illegal salmon angling and…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland has teamed up with the committee behind the World Cup Trout Fly Angling Championship to develop a biosecurity initiative for the contest, taking place on Lough Mask from 2-6 August. The premier event in the…
#ANGLING - Climate change in the Atlantic may be a significant factor in the decline of wild salmon returning to their native rivers in Ireland - especially with the news that a section of ice twice the size of Manhattan…
#ANGLING - A big month for angling in Ireland continues in Galway, as the biggest ever fish caught on the Western lakes now has a permanent home in Clonbur. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Welsh fly fisherman Ceri Jones hooked…
#ANGLING - Mayo Today reports an extraordinary week of angling on the River Moy, with more than 800 salmon caught. The best sport on the river was on the East Mayo Anglers' water, where an impressive 179 salmon were snagged…
#ANGLING - Anglers in Northern Ireland have been warned to watch out for overhead electricity lines when they go fishing, as the Larne Times reports. The safety call comes from Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), which has launched its new 'FishSafe'…
#ANGLING - Derek Evans of Howth Sea Angling Club spoke recently to Noel McGuinness on Near FM's Northside2Day about the activities and competitions hosted by the long-established club. Even those who have never fished before are more than welcome at…
#ANGLING - Premium wild Irish salmon will soon be available at fish counters around the country - but only thanks to strict conservation measures, says Inland Fisheries Ireland. The fisheries body announced a quota of less than 17,000 wild salmon that…
'Worrying Fall' in Salmon Numbers Prompts Conservation Measures on Foyle System
5th June 2012 Angling
#ANGLING - Voluntary conservation measures have been put in place on the Foyle system for the current angling season to help shore up wild salmon numbers, The Irish Times reports. The move is in response to a "worrying fall" in…
#ANGLING - Welsh angler Ceri Jones couldn't believe his luck when he fished a record-breaking monster trout from Lough Corrib last weekend. According to The Connacht Telegraph, Jones hooked the 24lb goliath near the lake's biggest island Inishgoll on Saturday…
#ANGLING - Loch An Dochais in Kilcormac will host its annual All Ireland Trout Angling Match for anglers with special needs this Sunday 27 May, as the Offaly Express reports. The contest is celebrating its 16th year in 2012, and…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has been successful in a circuit court case against a Louth man who appealed a district court decision over illegal salmon fishing. Pat Smith of Annagassan, who was appealing the severity of the sentence…
#ANGLING - Two Irish anglers were the top sea trout samplers for the Celtic Sea Trout Project in 2011. Martin McKenny from the River Dee and Brian McShane from the Castletown River, plus several other Irish winners, will be presented…
#ANGLING - The Irish Times' resident angling expert Derek Evans was on hand at the launch of Sea to Stream, a new film documenting the salmon and sea trout season on Lough Currane in Co Kerry. The hour-long DVD follows…
