Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
#ANGLING - The Third International Pike Competition and Pike World Cup Boat Angling Tournament is set to take place on Lough Ree in Co Westmeath from 18-20 April 2012. While the first event in 2010 attracted 55 anglers, that number…
#ANGLING - Northern Ireland's Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) has called on anglers to help protect the North's wild salmon, following new research that shows a significant drop in their numbers. Fisheries Minister Carál Ní Chuilín told BBC…
#ANGLING - The Atlantic Salmon Trust's 2012 Fishing Country Sports Auction went live this week, with some 300 lots offered - including three prime Irish fishing spots on the Blackwater, Mourne and Drowes. “The annual auction remains our single most…
#ANGLING - The beaches of east Wexford will again play host to the 24th Winter Shore Angling Festival from 26-28 January. The cream of sea match angling talent from the United Kingdom and Ireland will be taking advantage of the…
#ANGLING - The first wild Atlantic spring salmon of 2012 was caught Sunday on the River Liffey in exceptional circumstances, The Irish Times reports. Though the river is closed for salmon fishing as stocks are currently below sustainable levels, Inland…
#ANGLING - A man narrowly escaped prison for obstructing a fisheries officer in a case taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) at Carrickmacross District Court earlier this month. Piotr Flaga - of Bog Road in Drogheda - was fined €450…
#ANGLING - The winter shore angling season on Wexford's coast has been "exeptional" so far, writes Ashley Hayden in the Enniscorthy Guardian. With cod shoals moving north into the Irish Sea, some impressive catches of codling have been reported at…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland's Salmon Conservation Scheme has been extended into 2012, with funding increased to a total of €200,000. The pilot scheme will facilitate the rehabilitation of salmon stocks, giving priority to rivers below their conservation limit which…
#ANGLING - Minister of State Fergus O'Dowd was on hand at the opening of the White River enhancement project in Dunleer, Co Louth earlier this month. The €32,000 project was funded by the Louth Leader Partnership, with works were carried…
#ANGLING - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced the launch of its 2012 Sponsorship Programme. The IFI Sponsorship Programme aims to increase awareness of IFI and its work, recreational angling, the sustainable commercial use of the inland fisheries resource and…
#ANGLING - Carlow Coarse Angling Club chair Gerry McStraw was presented last week with a special bursary by Carlow Sports Partnership for the club's efforts in helping disabled anglers to participate in the sport. According to the Enniscorthy Guardian, McStraw…
Consultation on 2012 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Regulations Ends Next Thursday
5th December 2011 Angling
#ANGLING - The 30-day public consultation on new regulations for the management of the 2012 wild salmon and sea trout fishery will expire next Thursday, The Irish Times reports. The new regulations are based on advice from Inland Fisheries Ireland…
#ANGLING - Qualifiers to select teams for the 2013 World, European and Celtic Cup coarse fishing teams will be fished over six weekends in 2012. The float and feeder teams for the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland (NCFFI) squads…
#ANGLING - Tuesday's Enniscorthy Guardian writes about the revival of coarse fishing in Ireland, spearheaded by Gerry McStraw, chairman of Carlow Coarse Angling Club. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ McStraw runs a tackle and bait business in Graiguecullen on the River Barrow, which has…
#ANGLING - The public fishing pond at Darndale is "crying out for help" after an infestation of curly weed, The Irish Times reports. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ A public meeting to discuss the issue recently heard that the invasive plant has spread throughout…
#ANGLING - A plaque paying tribute to the late secretary of the Dublin Salmon Anglers' Association has been inveiled at Carton Estate in Co Kildare. http://afloat.ie/watersport/angling Patrick 'Pat' O'Molloy, who died in November last year, was commemmorated for his pioneering…