Irish Angling News. Sport Fishing, Longlining and Trolling Updates
#CelticSeaTrout - Minister Fergus O’Dowd joined anglers, environmentalists and fisheries scientists at the Westcourt Hotel in Drogheda on Tuesday evening (17 September) to hear some of the key findings of the Celtic Sea Trout Project, which was funded mainly by…
#Angling - It was the girls and little ones who made the biggest mark at the National Junior Pike Angling Competition in Monaghan recently when 14-year-old Ashlyn McCabe and five-year-old Eoin Sheehan were named angler of the year in their…
#Angling - Minister of State Fergus O'Dowd discussed some of the measures being employed to curb illegal fishing at a conference on wildlife crime at the weekend. Addressing the Irish Wildlife Crime Conference in Ashbourne, Co Meath on Saturday 14…
#sturgeon – Sea anglers and commercial fishermen along coasts are being asked from today to watch out for one of the most unusual catches they may ever make - a sturgeon. It is one of the most protected fish in…
#Angling - The fourth annual Irish Fly Fair promises to bring together a host of the world's greatest fly-dressers, casters and angling celebrities to the Galway Bay Hotel in Salthill on 9 and 10 November 2013. Like last year's successful…
#Angling - A resolution passed last week at the general assembly of the European Anglers Alliance (EAA), representing the interests of 3 million recreational anglers across 13 European nations, demands that all farmed Atlantic salmon should be produced in closed…
#Angling - In Friday's Irish Times, Derek Evans reports from the Lough Melvin Open Trout Angling Championship last weekend, where Brian Uprichard took the title for the second year in a row, and the fourth time in total. The Co…
#Angling - A recent collaboration between Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), angling clubs and private individuals with close links to Lough Corrib is helping to improve matters for trout and salmon stocks in the catchment area. Over recent years, State funding…
#Angling - Angling clubs and community development groups in the Midlands Fishery Group Permit Area will share funding of €50,000 this year to carry out sustainable fishery development projects. The Midland Fisheries Fund (MFF) was created by Inland Fisheries Ireland…
#Angling - The Galway Independent shines the spotlight on 15-year-old Ciarán Reilly, vice-captain of the cross-border Irish junior angling team headed to Wales nest week for the Home Counties International. The Loughrea lad has already been selected as captain of…
#Angling - Almost one in every 10 people in Northern Ireland went fishing in the last 12 months - but 70% of NI residents said they had no interest in the sport. These statistics were among the key findings in…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has put out a request for assistance in its new National Bass Programme. IFI has established the National Bass Programme to collect data on bass in order to provide scientific advice to support management…
#Angling - Minister of State Fergus O'Dowd gave some words of encouragement ahead of the World Youth Fly Fishing Championships taking place this week till 26 July in venues across Louth, Monaghan, Meath, Tyrone and Antrim. The event will help…
#Angling - Minister of State for Natural Resources Fergus O’Dowd has warmly welcomed the findings of a new national economic study that reveals for the first time that angling and angling tourism in Ireland are generating a dividend in excess…
#Angling - The use of prawns and shrimp as bait in salmon angling could be banned in Northern Ireland under proposed restrictions on salmon and sea trout fishing, as Farming Life reports. Aside from the bait regulations, Stormont is also…
#Angling - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is seeking the help of anglers and the general public to report any sightings of distressed fish due to high water temperatures or low water levels. The national fisheries body also requests that anglers…