Angeln in Irland
Pêche en Irlande As part of the overall rationalisation of State agencies that the Minister for Finance announced in Budget 2009, a new national inland fisheries body is to be established which will replace the existing Central and seven Regional Fisheries Boards. The restructuring will involve the creation of a single national inland fisheries authority, Inland Fisheries Ireland. It is clearly in the nature of the inland fisheries work that the new Authority should be organised with a strong regional presence. The Authority will, therefore, have strong regional executive structures which will be aligned on the basis of the following River Basin Districts:
The new Authority will continue to be responsible for the conservation, management, regulation and development of the inland fisheries resource in accordance with the existing legislation governing the inland fisheries sector.
You can visit the Inland Fisheries Ireland website here: http://www.fisheriesireland.ie
Alternatively you can continue to use this website to find out about the activities of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the Western River Basin District. Up to date angling information and reports are available from the IFI angling site: http://www.fishinginireland.info/
The North Western Region is, undoubtedly, one of Europe's top angling destinations and is considered by many as a salmon fishing paradise. The area also offers top class sea angling and has some coarse fishing. The north western region is dominated by the mighty River Moy which produces about 6,000 salmon to the rod annually.
As well as the Moy, the region has several other important fisheries which enjoy good runs of salmon and sea trout. The region attracts salmon anglers from more than thirty countries worldwide each year. Its importance as a producer of salmon is underlined by the fact that almost 30% of Ireland’s total salmon catch is taken in the region. These range from the beautiful Glencar Lough/Drumcliffe River system in Co. Sligo to the Burrishoole Fishery (Loughs Feagh and Furnace) near Newport in Co. Mayo.
Two of the great western lakes, Loughs Conn and Arrow, are also located in this region and both have long established reputations as producers of quality wild brown trout. In addition to these major fisheries, the region has numerous smaller lakes and rivers which offer a wide variety of fishing for trout. Some of these are stocked lakes but several hold stocks of small, wild trout. A number of small rivers e.g. some of the Moy tributaries, provide fishing for brown trout.
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