Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
Over 90 Anglers From Ireland and UK Compete at 35th Rosslare Small Boats Festival
15th September 2022 Angling
Liverpool-based boat Nirvana won the top prize at the 35th Rosslare Small Boats Festival in Wexford last week, competing head-to-head with 30 other boats to catch the greatest number of fish species. Two boats from Howth Sea Angling Club, Shamrock…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is hosting an online webinar this Thursday evening 15 September as part of the public consultation process for the Great Western Lakes Management Plan. Since the public consultation was launched in August, as previously reported on Afloat.ie,…
Partnership Seeks to Hook Sea Anglers in Ireland as Citizen Scientists in Busiest Period
9th September 2022 Angling
More has been shared about plans to attract Ireland’s community of up to 250,000 recreational sea anglers to take part in a large-scale citizen science project and play an active role in helping to conserve marine fish stocks. Leading geographic information…
A group of 16 young people came together last month for a five-day programme exploring the natural resources of the Carlingford catchment. The Loughs Agency’s Carlingford Ambassador programme aims to connect young people to the waterways in their local area…
Important conservation works designed to improve habitats and water quality along the Kilroe River in Co Galway are ongoing, thanks to a successful partnership between the local angling community, local landowners and State agencies. Under the Kilroe Environmental River Enhancement…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is investigating a major fish kill incident that’s claimed over 2,000 juvenile brown trout and Atlantic salmon in a Co Donegal river. Environmental and fisheries officers from the North-Western River Basin District were alerted…
Digital Mapping Project Aims to Gather Important Conservation Data From Sea Anglers in Ireland
28th August 2022 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is encouraging sea anglers to become citizen scientists as part of a project to gather key data for the protection of fish species and habitats around Ireland. As TechCentral reports, IFI is using ESRI Ireland’s ArcGIS…
Local Anglers Among Stakeholders at Public Meeting to Discuss Annacotty Fish Passage Project
25th August 2022 Angling
Nearly 60 people turned out for the public information meeting organised in Limerick by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) earlier this week to raise awareness of the Annacotty Fish Passage Project and highlight potential solutions to the problems that the weir…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is inviting the public to attend an information meeting about the Annacotty Fish Passage project at the Castleroy Park Hotel in Limerick this coming Tuesday evening 23 August. Last year, Environment Minister Eamon Ryan announced that IFI would…
More Than 1,000 Juvenile Trout Feared Lost in ‘Significant’ Fish Kill on Co Cavan River
16th August 2022 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is investigating a “significant” fish kill incident on the Crover River in Co Cavan, which is a tributary of Lough Sheelin. Officers from the Shannon River Basin District became aware of the incident late on…
‘High Risk’ of Fish Kills With Expected Rise in Water Temperatures This Week
11th August 2022 Angling
With Met Éireann forecasting a heat wave for large parts of the country into this weekend, combined with lower-than-average rainfall, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is warning that there is a high risk of fish kills due to thermal stress and…
Public Consultation Launched on Long-Term Management of Great Western Lakes Fishery
10th August 2022 Angling
A public consultation on the long-term management of the Great Western Lakes is now under way. And Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is urging all interested parties, especially the angling community and anyone who uses the lakes or lives near them,…
Over 470 ‘Exceptionally Large Fish’ Caught by Anglers Throughout Ireland in 2021, Irish Specimen Fish Committee Report Says
5th August 2022 Angling
Angling enthusiasts fishing Irish waters caught hundreds of huge fish in 2021, according to the recently published Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) report. One new Irish record was set by Jim Clohessy from Cork, who broke the existing record for a rare species,…
More Than 2,000 Trout Among Species Feared Lost in ‘Significant’ Fish Kill in Co Laois River
30th July 2022 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is investigating a "significant" fish kill on the River Erkina near Rathdowney in Co Laois earlier this month. Environmental and fisheries officers from the South-Eastern River Basin District were alerted to the incident by a member…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is investigating a recent fish kill incident recorded on the Ballinagh River in Co Cavan. Environmental and fisheries officers from the North-Western River Basin District were alerted to the incident by a member of…
Appeal for Anglers to Report Sighting of Pacific Pink Salmon in Foyle and Carlingford Catchments
22nd July 2022 Angling
The Loughs Agency has issued an alert requesting that anglers or members of the general public report any sightings of Pacific pink salmon in the Foyle or Carlingford river systems. These migratory species of salmon, also known as ‘humpback’ salmon,…
