bass and sea trout

[prawncocktail]

hi lads and lassies
im new to shore fishing ;as in estuaries etc and would like to
know the law on spinning for bass and sea trout,i know the salmon
liecence covers sea trout but to what extent,and I have no idea about
any rules on bass fishing.i;ve spent nearly all my life fly fishing for trout
but would like to give shore fishing a go.would appreciate any advice given.
im living in Kilkenny.
cheers

[Seaniebo]

Hi there,

You need a salmon/seatrout licence if targetting seatrout, be it from the river bank or the sea shore.

You can get a national lcence for 100euro or a regional licence for 56euro I think.

As regards bass, there is a minimum landing size of 40cm. You cant keep anything under that size and also a bag limit of 2 bass in any 24hour period. There is also a closed season on bass from the 15th of May to the 15th of June inclusive where you may not fish for them.

Some people think its ok to catch them during this period if they are putting them back but that is not the case. The idea is not to target them during this time.

Hope this helps,

Sean.

[prawncocktail]

thanks very much seanie,thats great,hadn,t a clue
about the closed season for the bass.
cheers

[bassboy]

Well said seaniebo:)

[lastcast]

I believe there is now also a daily bag limit of 3 sea trout under 40cms. Sea trout over 40 cms must be tagged if retained and local bag limits apply for these according to the time of year. This is both for freshwater and sea caught fish.