Loughs Agency Suspends Netting in Foyle Area and Restricts Angling on River Finn

19th January 2023

Angling in the Foyle area, where restrictions have been put in place due to a drop in numbers of migratory Atlantic salmon

The Loughs Agency has issued a declaration suspending netting in the River Foyle, Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle and restricting angling in the River Finn to catch-and-release only.

The restrictions have been put in place to protect the Atlantic salmon, the agence says.

It explains that the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the River Finn fish counter during each of the previous five years has not exceeded 5,410 as stipulated in the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations, 2010.

A copy of the full declaration can be viewed in Irish and English.

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