Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
The Loughs Agency’s CatchmentCARE Team has been busy since the summer delivering and deploying passive samplers across the Finn catchment in the North West. This passive sampler survey aims to detect the presence of herbicides and pesticides such as MCPA,…
Sea Anglers’ Experiences Harnessed to Develop New Scientific Data Collection Method
24th November 2021 Angling
The State agency responsible for the conservation and protection of sea angling resources has developed an important new tool that captures anglers’ knowledge and hands-on experience to help track changes in stocks of marine fish. According to Inland Fisheries Ireland…
The tender process for State fisheries overseen by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is now open for 2022. The list of fisheries available in the 2022 tender can be found on the IFI website, as can the 2022 application form. Applications can…
Funding of Up to €1m Available to Angling Groups & More for Fisheries Conservation
12th November 2021 Angling
The State agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats has launching a funding call of up to €1 million to support vital conservation projects around the country. Since 2016, more than €5 million in grants…
A new report published by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) shows that more wild salmon are now being ‘caught and released’ than ‘caught and kept’ by anglers in Ireland, to help conserve declining fish populations. For the first time since records…
Call for Updated Catch Returns as Game Angling Season Closes in Foyle and Carlingford
28th October 2021 Angling
The Loughs Agency reminds anglers of the annual close season, which prohibits angling over the winter months to help protect salmon and sea trout from disturbance when spawning. The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) Regulations prohibit…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has launched a public consultation on the future management of the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme. The State agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats is encouraging anyone…
Have Your Say on Proposed Conservation Byelaw Banning Angling for Arctic Char
14th October 2021 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has launched a public consultation on the proposed introduction of a conservation byelaw prohibiting angling for Arctic char. The glacial relict fish species is native to Ireland and is currently classified in the Irish Red Data…
Inland Fisheries Ireland Calls for Return of 2021 Salmon & Sea Trout Angling Logbooks
11th October 2021 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is encouraging salmon and sea trout anglers to return their angling logbooks, setting out their fishing and catch record, and any unused gill tags from 2021 licences. Under the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme,…
A section of riverbank in Co Tyrone which was eroded by flash flooding has been stabilised as part of a wider habitat enhancement project being progressed by the Loughs Agency. Flood waters in the Owenkillew River had stripped the 160m…
Inland Fisheries Ireland Secures Convictions For Illegal Fishing in Dundalk
23rd September 2021 Angling
Two men in Dundalk have been convicted of illegally killing pike and have been ordered to pay fines following prosecutions taken by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). Ernestas Gaska, with an address on Riverside Drive, received a €300 fine following his…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced details of 31 locations prioritised for river habitat enhancement works in the wider Lough Corrib catchment area. Each of the 31 river channels has been prioritised for enhancement works based on its hydromorphological condition,…
Research Warns of Need to Manage Competition Between Inshore Fishers & Marine Mammals
15th September 2021 Marine Wildlife
New research led by the University of Oxford says that successful conservation policies for marine mammals have increased the potential for conflict with small scale fishing communities. The study published in the journal Conservation Letters says that management has to…
Drone Patrols More Important as Illegal Fishing Activity Increases During 2020 COVID Restrictions, IFI Says
11th September 2021 Angling
Patrol drones and other surveillance equipment have become increasingly important to detect illegal angling and fishing in hard-to-reach areas, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The State agency with responsibility for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and habitats says…
Farmed Salmon Found in Wild Salmon River “Serious Cause for Concern” in Connemara, IFI Says
8th September 2021 Angling
The State agency responsible for the protection of freshwater fish and habitats is investigating an incidence of farmed salmon recovered from the Connemara Fishery. Officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) Western River Basin District in Galway were alerted by anglers…
Fears are growing that Fermoy’s celebrated coarse angling festival may not take place again as the pandemic has hit key businesses in the East Cork town. As the Irish Examiner reports, the Fermoy Coarse Angling Association called off two events…
