Inland Fisheries Ireland
As part of the overall rationalisation of State agencies that the Minister for Finance announced in Budget 2009, a new national inland fisheries body is to be established which will replace the existing Central and seven Regional Fisheries Boards.
The restructuring will involve the creation of a single national inland fisheries authority, Inland Fisheries Ireland. It is clearly in the nature of the inland fisheries work that the new Authority should be organised with a strong regional presence. The Authority will, therefore, have strong regional executive structures which will be aligned on the basis of the following River Basin Districts:-
- Eastern River Basin District
- North Western River Basin District
- Shannon River Basin District
- South Eastern River Basin District
- South Western River Basin District
- Western River Basin District
The new Authority will continue to be responsible for the conservation, management, regulation and development of the inland fisheries resource in accordance with the existing legislation governing the inland fisheries sector.
You can visit the Inland Fisheries Ireland website here: http://www.fisheriesireland.ie
Alternatively you can continue to use this website to find out about the activities of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the South Western River Basin District.
Up to date angling information and reports are available from the IFI angling site: http://www.fishinginireland.info/
Fishing in Cork and Kerry
Welcome to the South West of Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to extend a warm welcome to all visiting Anglers and hope your stay in our region is a pleasant and memorable one.
This region of Ireland has over 300 miles of Coastline jutting into the Atlantic Ocean and is warmed by the Gulf Stream which gives it an abundance of species including quite a few exotics in the form of Gilthead Bream, Trigger fish and Tuna.
The pristine rivers and lakes in this region are rich in both Game and Coarse species and are enhanced by Irelands catch and release policies.
Consultation process - Salmon Tagging Regulations for the 2010 Season
01 June 2010: The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan TD, has given statutory notice of his proposal to restate the regulations relating to the management, development and conservation of the wild salmon and sea trout fishery for the remainder of the 2010 season. Visit the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources website to find out more.
Salmon Regulations for 2010
For details of the salmon angling regulations for 2010 including what rivers will be open, catch and release, restrictions on methods and more click here: Salmon Regulations 2010.