Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the prosecution of Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) for a pollution incident in the Ballinagh River in Co Cavan in which 160 fish died. Sample results taken from the water near the Uisce Éireann…
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterways users on the Erne System that the Erne Pike Classic will take place this weekend from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 October. Friday involves a shore-based angling competition. The Waterways Ireland jetties…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the successful prosecuted of a man for using a barbed fishing hook in Cork. Stephen Hackett of Leitrim Street, Cork was found guilty of using the hook, refusing to provide personal details when asked,…
Irish offshore survey company Green Rebel has sponsored a young angler from East Cork, Kevin Roche, for two upcoming Junior World Championship competitions. Roche, who hails from Shanagarry, is part of the Irish teams competing in the Netherlands and Cork.…
IFI Promotes Angling in Ireland With Stand at Belgium’s Pêche Expo This November
26th September 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is organising Ireland’s first ever stand at the Pêche Expo angling show in Belgium on the weekend of 11-12 November. Pêche Expo is aimed at a general angling audience and is dedicated to all types of…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured convictions against three men for illegal fishing offences on the River Shannon. Two men were convicted of illegal salmon netting on the River Shannon, and another man has been convicted of possessing an unlawfully…
Staff at Ireland’s Marine Agencies Get Hooked on Sea Angling With Return of Annual Challenge
19th September 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland’s West/North West team were the winners of 2023’s Annual Inter Agency Sea Angling Challenge. Now in its 22nd year, the 2023 event took place in Clew Bay, Co Mayo on Friday 8 September with competitors representing IFI,…
A ‘substantial’ fish kill affecting trout and young salmon has been discovered in a tributary of the River Finn in Co Donegal. Donegal Daily reported on Wednesday (13 September) on the incident in what’s described as a “nursery stream” at…
Public Consultation on Reduction of Daily Bag Limit for Brown Trout in Galway District
17th August 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is seeking submissions in relation to a proposal to reduce the daily bag limit of four brown trout to two brown trout on the rivers Clare, Abbert, Dalgan, Grange and Sinking in the Galway Fishery District.…
Big Hopes for Lough Ree’s ‘King of the Lake’ Pike Angling Festival Next Month
6th August 2023 Angling
Lough Ree’s former Pike Classic has a new name and had expanded to the whole of the lake for the first time, as Shannonside News reports. The Lough Ree International King of the Lake Festival will be fished over the…
Loughs Agency and Faughan Anglers’ Collaboration Reveals Remarkable Sea Trout Growth in Lough Foyle System
2nd August 2023 Loughs Agency
A sea trout tagged as part of a collaborative project led by the Loughs Agency and the River Faughan Anglers has provided remarkable insights into the growth and behaviour of these elusive fish within the Lough Foyle system. The ‘Casting…
National Sea Angler App Shows Mackerel, Pollack, Dogfish, Seabass and Whiting are Top 5 Fish Species Hooked in 2022
27th July 2023 Angling
Mackerel, pollack, dogfish, seabass and whiting were the most-widely caught fish species by Ireland’s 250,000 sea anglers in 2022, according to new data from Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The results are taken from IFI’s Irish Marine Recreational Angling Survey (IMREC)…
Loughs Agency Hails New Projects Under Way in Northern Ireland Thanks to Angling Improvement Fund 2023
26th July 2023 Loughs Agency
A number of projects funded by the Loughs Agency’s Angling Improvement Fund 2023 — which aims to reinvest in angling-related initiatives that directly benefit the Foyle and Carlingford catchments — have officially commenced. Angling clubs, fisheries, charities and community organisations…
IFI Reports Record Tally of Salmon Caught and Released by Irish Anglers in 2022
25th July 2023 Angling
A newly published report by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) reveals a record percentage of wild salmon were placed back in the water after being hooked by fishermen/women in 2022. And IFI’s Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Statistics Report 2022 shows…
IFI Secures Prosecution Against Uisce Éireann Over River Liffey Pollution
18th July 2023 River Liffey
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a prosecution against Uisce Éireann for pollution of the River Liffey at a water treatment plant in Ballymore Eustace, Co Kildare. At a recent sitting of Naas District Court, Judge Desmond Zaidan convicted Uisce…
Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigating ‘Serious’ Fish Kill Incident Near Kinsale
13th July 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is investigating a serious incident near Kinsale in Co Cork in which at least 2,000 fish have died. The fish kill occurred on the Brownsmills stream in Co Cork and spread over a 4-5km stretch, flowing…