Fishing

New byelaws for wales New byelaws which will help protect increasingly vulnerable and threatened stocks of salmon and sea trout in rivers in Wales are in place for the 2020 season. The byelaws will remain for 10 years and mean all salmon caught by rod and net fisheries must be released alive with minimum injury and delay. Measures to help …

All fish stocks in UK waters will be fished at sustainable levels after Brexit, the Government has said as it publishes new legislation on fisheries. The Fisheries Bill being introduced into Parliament creates the powers for the UK to operate as an independent coastal state and manage its fish stocks. It contains a legal guarantee the UK will quit the …

New research has revealed salmon smolts leaving the east coast of Ireland travel northwards to leave the Irish Sea, rather than south to join their counterparts on the western coast. This new evidence was established after researchers tagged smolts with coded transmitting acoustic tags in the Castletown and Boyne rivers in Co Louth during the spring of 2019. Three of …

Image copyright Kaden McCarthy Image caption Kaden McCarthy has been angling since was aged six A 15-year-old boy has landed what is said to be the largest fish caught in a river in more than 160 years. Kaden McCarthy, 15, reeled in the 25lb (11kg) carp from the River Irwell in Salford, Greater Manchester. A local conservationist said it was …

When John Farrant caught a 28lb 5oz sea trout he was justifiably proud of what he understood to be the biggest one ever caught. Indeed Mr Farrant had his prize specimen stuffed and framed, initially displaying it in pride of place at his home in Lyndhurst, New Forest, before eventually selling it in 1993 to an unknown buyer. But now …

Image copyright Victoria Police Image caption Victoria Police described the fishing-rod theft as “fairly blatant” and “quite bold” Australian police are attempting to catch a thief who used a fishing rod to steal a Versace necklace from a high-end designer store in Melbourne. The thief was caught on CCTV trying to hook the A$800 (US$529; £414) jewellery off a mannequin’s …

Fishing is not all about catching fish. Who said that! Well, it certainly rang true last Tuesday as over 30 youths from six centres within the Dublin region tried in vain to entice a trout to their variety of baits without success. Groups involved included Killinarden Angling Initiative, WAY project in Wicklow, Sphere 17 in Darndale and Priorswood, Whitechurch Youth …

More than 250 young people took part in a novice fishing programme during the summer organised by the Dublin Angling Initiative (DAI). The initiative aims to promote, develop and improve angling among children and young people in the greater Dublin area. Youth clubs, community groups and schools took part in the programme which catered for the complete novice to the …

The Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) awards presentation for 2019 took place recently in the Clayton Hotel near Dublin Airport. The day represents the highlight for those anglers fortunate to catch specimen fish during the year. Although no new records were established in 2019, it was a good year for specimens with 578 claims processed. A total of 48 were …

The first catch and release salmon of 2020 has been caught on the river Drowes in Co Leitrim. Nash McDaid of Ballybofey, Donegal landed the 5.4kg salmon at the Point of the Meadow on a Red Flying “C” at 2.45pm on Friday, February 14th. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) awarded €250 prize money to the angler for the first catch and …