ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
The main features of this website are covered
under a number of key headings, we hope you find it a useful
resource whether it is planning a fishing trip or to educate
yourself about the roles, functions and activities of the Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board.
SHANNON REGIONAL FISHERIES BOARD Strategy Statement 2003 - 2006 - Who We Are:
The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board is the
competent fisheries authority for the inland fisheries and sea angling
resource of the Shannon Catchment and much of the Mid-West Region.
Included in its area are the River Feale Catchment in North Kerry and
the rivers of County Clare flowing westward towards the Atlantic. The
Board’s Coastal boundaries stretch from Kerry Head to Hags Head in Co.
Clare.
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PLAN YOUR OWN FISHING HOLIDAY ONLINE FROM THIS WEBSITE: If you are planning a fishing trip to Ireland's
Shannon Region, you are in the right place. We present and
feature extensive fisheries resource information and angling
guides for;
SALMON/TROUT COARSE/PIKE, and
SEA FISHING. These are accompanied by local angling
guide maps, advertised local ANGLING
SERVICES and features a full
ACCOMMODATION FINDER
WHO'S CATCHING WHAT AND WHERE: In addition to Press
Releases, we provide a Fisheries and
Angling reports and news service. Fishing reports are published
online every Wednesday during the main part of the season,
fortnightly during off peak times. This features upcoming
events, competitions, special announcements and lots more. Anglers are
encouraged to contribute to the fishing reports and we welcome
good pictures of catches. If you would like to contribute a
report or become a regular columnist, please contact Mr Brian Mc
Manus, Angling section Tel: 0509 21777 Fax: 0509 21756 or Email:
info@shannon-fishery-board.ie All reports are
archived for your reference.
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WE EDUCATE THE YOUNG AND NOT SO YOUNG: The future of
Ireland's vital natural resources depends upon an awareness by
the public of fisheries environmental and conservation issues.
The Board seeks to address this through awareness campaigns and
the education of the young in the region
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CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT & CATCHMENT
MANAGEMENT PROJECTS: The Shannon Region's rivers, lakes and
estuaries are wonderful natural resources that are complex and
unique systems. This section details the Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board's strategies aimed at ensuring the
sustainability of our valuable fisheries resource over the
coming years.
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BUY YOUR FISHING LICENCE ONLINE:
For your convenience, anglers can purchase a salmon fishing
licence online which is required to fish for salmon and sea
trout in the Shannon region or an all districts licence
which covers fisheries in the Republic of Ireland. You can
also purchase a ShRFB fishing permit required to fish for trout, coarse
fish or pike in any of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board's
managed waters such as the Rivers Suck, Inny, Brosna, Little Brosna,
or Camlin Catchments.
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We are pleased to report that the Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board’s website continues to be a significant source of
information whilst also a means of promoting angling tourism in the
Shannon Region. By advertising your Accommodation and/or Angling Service on
the site you are actively participating in helping domestic and
foreign anglers arrange fishing trips in a quick and simple way.
Many angling product providers who are currently advertised
directly contribute to our angling reports and news column every week.
This adds significant added exposure for your business due to the
extensive readership the column attracts and thus serves in maintaining a useful marketing facility also bearing in
mind that :
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Advertisements are linked to the dedicated Accommodation and/or Services
finder sections.
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Advertisements are linked to ‘fishing guides’ sections at a local level.
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Fishing report highlights are emailed to over 1,500 website visitors
who opted in to receive our reports.
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would appreciate if you would take a little time to complete and
submit our
ONLINE FEEDBACK FORM If we don't
hear from you we assume the site satisfies your information needs.
Thank you.
Information and updates on this site are
drawn from many sources. We cannot thank everybody personally but are indebted and grateful to all those who have and continue to
support and assist us in this endeavour, especially in the compilation
of our fishing guides and contributors to our fishing report sections.
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