Book your place for the trip to the redds now!
The annual trip to the redds is planned for Saturday 17th November. This is great day out and is always interesting – see details in the events section below. Book your place now avoid disappointment.
Please return your logbook on time
Please remember to return your completed and signed logbook to IFI no later than the 19th of October. Logbook returns are an important component of the advisory committees decision making process on whether individual rivers are to be open or closed. it is … Continued
Have you been fishing abroad ?
A reminder for all anglers who may have been lucky enough to have been salmon fishing abroad, particularly in Norway, the Baltic and parts of Russia, that they must disinfect their gear before going fishing here to avoid the transmission … Continued
Pressure for return of drift nets
This month’s Marine Times has a 2 page spread outlining the case put to the Joint Committee of Agriculture, Marine and Natural Resources hearing on the impact of fishing restrictions on the the Islands. There is a much longer report on … Continued
Warning Asain Clam Threat
The Asian Clam represents a real threat to our rivers.This highly invasive species is now present in parts of the Nore, Barrow, and Shannon and can be easily spread to other rivers via angling or boating gear. It has the capacity … Continued
Initial IFI report on Cormorants Published
IFI recently published a copy of its initial report on the cormorant situation on its website. This is an early stage report with an extensive literature review. It should be of interest as one of the areas selected for study was the … Continued
Slaney Features in Trout and Salmon
August’s Trout and Salmon magazine has interesting article on the Slaney along with some great photographs. You can see the article here copyright Trout and Salmon.
Deveastating Fish Kill on Vartry
A fishery owner on the Vartry reports that there has been a very high (almost total?) mortality level in the fish kill last. This all the more surprising due to the very high water levels. It is essential that the … Continued
A net marked grisle?
There were 2 grisle landed on the Enniscorthy anglers water today 5 June including one on a killdevil spider trout fly. One of the fish, a grisle of about 3 1/2 pounds, seemed to be net marked as was a fish … Continued
Interesting things happening in the salmon world
The Atlantic Salmon Federation has published an interesting item on surgically implanting trackers into kelts on their way back to the sea on the Miramachi river building on the work done here with Nore and Blackwater kelts. Much closer to home a repeat offender illegal … Continued