Press release, 7 January 2016 – Inland Fisheries Ireland The EU Commission recently agreed Council Regulation 559 that sets out fishing opportunities and fish quotas for EU fishing fleets, and also sets out new rules for recreational bass fishing throughout northern Europe, including Ireland. Implementation of this regulation will require new legislation in…
News Release 22/03/2012 Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) has appointed Tourism Development International (TDI) to undertake a Socio-Economic Survey of Recreational Angling in Ireland. The overall objective of the survey is to establish the current volume and value of domestic and overseas recreational angling in Ireland. It will run over the course…
The Economic and Social Research Institute ESRI (www.esri.ie) is undertaking research on the socio-economics of inland fisheries within Ireland, with the objective of providing evidence that will support policy decisions regarding the management of fisheries resources and angling within Ireland. As part of that work they are currently establishing an…
Both Pete Davis and Steve Turner have posted guides on how to unhook flatfish properly. Pete’s post is here and Steve’s post is here. Here is an excerpt from Pete’s post.
Crevan From a Wexford perspective the Bass fishing has been absolutely terrible. The stark decline of the past few years has culminated into a complete slump in 2014. It annoys me when I hear the Bass fishing here in South Ireland as being incredible. I’m lucky to be in a position…
Angling gives us the opportunity of observing wildlife at close quarters Observations by site members this year are here Observations last year are here