Statement of 7 April 2014 Angling Charges The Minister of State Fergus O Dowd TD has confirmed that a compulsory charge for anglers will not be introduced in the context of the proposed new inland fisheries legislation. He has also stated there is no such proposal for…
Inland Fisheries Ireland have designed a survey to evaluate the Irish bass fishery, bass angling and the current regulations in place which relate to the bass fishery in Ireland. If you fished for bass in Ireland in 2015 or caught bass in Ireland in 2015 while targeting other species your…
Current EU legislation stipulates that it is illegal to keep more than two European Sea Bass caught in any 24-hour period. The current legislation also made it illegal to keep any European Sea Bass during the period of 1 January to 28 February and 1 to 31 December 2023. There…
Sustained high temperatures over summer could trigger mass mortality of fish and oysters, say scientists An “unheard of” marine heatwave off the coasts of the UK and Ireland poses a serious threat to species, scientists have warned. Sea temperatures, particularly off the north-east coast of England and the west of…
Dear Fellow Bass Angler, The last two years have seen some unusually low bass activity on many coasts. As part of a countrywide survey we have asked anglers to fill in these log book pages to measure the quality of the bass fishing nationally this year. Bass are a species protected…