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Legislation
& Bye-Laws for Ireland's Shannon Region to 2006
There are a myriad of Fisheries Bye
laws under the Fisheries Acts which are in many cases specific to a
particular fishery. These are listed where relevant on a fishery by
fishery basis in our Fishing Guides Angling sections. For details of
the
Fisheries Acts see
THE IRISH STATUTE BOOK - 1959 ACT
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NITRATES DIRECTIVE IN IRELAND
The following is an overview of the
important Angling Regulations/Bye Laws which cover fishing in the
Shannon region and nationally. For others, please check with us.
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GENERAL FRESHWATER BYE LAWS |
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The only legal method to catch freshwater fish is by rod and line
(Bye-law No.595)
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A person may fish with not more than
two rods at any time (Bye-law No.595)
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It is illegal to transfer
live roach from one water to any other waters. (Bye-law No.561)
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It is prohibited to kill more than 1
pike in any one day. (Bye-law No.809, 2006)
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A person shall not take and kill by any means more than 4 coarse
fish on any one day
(Bye-law No.806, 2006)
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Salmon Conservation
- Bye-Law No 802: This Bye-law provides for a
bag limit of 1 fish (being either
a salmon or sea trout) per angler per day from 1 January to 31 May,
and
bag limit of 3 fish (being either
salmon or sea trout) per angler per day from 1 June to the end of
the fishing season, with the exception of 2006 where a bag limit of
1 fish (being either a salmon or sea trout) per angler per day
applies from 1 September 2006 to 31 December 2006.
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GENERAL PIKE & COARSE FISHING BYE LAWS |
Click on the country flag
below to download translated versions of the Coarse/Pike Bye
Laws
In
the Coarse Angling Bye-law, "coarse fish" means any fresh
water fish other than pike, salmon, trout, eels or minnow.
Copies of these Bye-laws will be available in different
languages very soon.
CONSERVATION OF PIKE BYE-LAW NO. 809, 2006
The
new pike bye-law (bye-law 809) provides for:
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A bag
limit of one pike in any one day
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A ban
on the killing of any pike greater than 50cm in length
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A ban
on the possession of more than one
pike less than 50cm in
length or more than .75kg
of pike flesh. This provision does not apply to anyone storing
pike or pike parts subject to conditions
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A ban
on the possession of more than
12 coarse fish for use as bait subject to conditions
CONSERVATION OF AND PROHIBITION ON SALE OF
COARSE FISH BYE-LAW NO. 806, 2006
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A person shall not take and kill by any
means more than 4 coarse fish on any one day.
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A person shall not take or kill by any
means any coarse fish greater than 25 cm in length
measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to
the fork of the tail
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Any coarse fish taken inadvertently in
contravention of this Bye-law must be handled carefully
and returned without avoidable injury to the waters from
which they have been taken
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it is prohibited for any person, other
than in the Louth Area or Moville Area, to sell or offer
for sale any coarse fish caught by any means.
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"Louth Area" has the meaning assigned to
it by section 31 of the British - Irish Agreement Act
1999 (No. 1 of 1999)
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"Moville Area" has the meaning assigned
to it by section to it by section 2 of the Foyle
Fisheries Act 1952 (No.5 of 1952)
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it is prohibited to use or attempt to
use live fish as bait in fishing in fresh water
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it is prohibited to transfer for any
purpose live roach (Rutilus rutilus) from any waters to
any other waters
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it is prohibited to fish for coarse fish
by any means whatsoever other than by rod and line
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A person may not attempt to fish for
coarse fish in freshwater with more than two (2) rods at
any one time.
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A copy of the Bye-laws governing the
above regulations can be
DOWNLOADED HERE
These laws were introduced in order that all anglers will
continue to enjoy excellent sport on all our rivers and lakes and we require
your co-operation in ensuring they are adhered to
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SPECIFIC ANGLING BYE LAWS TO 2006 |
These Bye Laws
cover the most recent introductions as conservation measures to
protect our fish life and aquatic habitats. Listed from most recent.
Others are available on request.
CONSERVATION OF AND PROHIBITION ON SALE OF
COARSE FISH BYE-LAW NO. 806, 2006
The Coarse Fish
Bye-law provides for the following conservation measures:
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a bag limit of 4
coarse fish in any one day,
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prohibits the
killing of any coarse fish greater than 25 cm in length
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prohibits the sale of
any coarse fish in Ireland (excluding NI), this
provision will not apply to fishing tackle dealers and
fish bait suppliers who have been granted an
exemption from their respective Regional Fisheries
Board.
CONSERVATION OF PIKE BYE-LAW NO. 809, 2006
The
new pike bye-law (bye-law 809) provides for:
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A bag
limit of one pike in any one day
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A ban
on the killing of any pike greater than 50cm in length
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A ban
on the possession of more than one
pike less than 50cm in
length or more than .75kg
of pike flesh. This provision does not apply to anyone storing
pike or pike parts subject to conditions
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A ban
on the possession of more than
12 coarse fish for use as bait subject to conditions
CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA
TROUT BYE-LAW NO. 802, 2006
Provides for the restriction on the annual angling
bag limit of 10 fish per angler for 2006;
This Bye-law provides for:
(a) a total allowable catch of 10
fish (being either salmon or sea trout or any combination of both
fish) in any year.
(b) a bag limit of 1 fish (being
either a salmon or sea trout) per angler per day from 1 January to
31 May, and
(c) a bag limit of 3 fish (being
either salmon or sea trout) per angler per day from 1 June to the
end of the fishing season, with the exception of 2006 where a bag
limit of 1 fish (being either a salmon or sea trout) per angler per
day applies from 1 September 2006 to 31 December 2006.
 CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA
TROUT BYE-LAW NO. 803, 2006
This Bye-law prohibits the taking
by rod and line any salmon or sea trout from the 8 fishery
districts specified in the Bye-law, prohibits the use of any fish
hooks other than single barbless hooks and imposes a ban on the use
of worms as bait in angling during the period 1 September 2006 to 31
December 2006.
CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT AMENDMENT
BYE LAW NO. 808, 2006
This Bye-law which provides for an amendment to the
Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Bye-law No. 803, 2006 listed
above, prohibits in respect of all sea trout (irrespective of size)
the use of any fish hooks other than single barbless hooks and
imposes a ban on the use of worms as bait.
1st May 2003
Bye Law 787-2003 - Shannon Fisheries Region Control of Angling in
Lough Ree Bye-law
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This Bye-law
introduces the following measures to control Angling in Lough Ree
(a) prohibits, the taking and possession of trout less than 14
inches in length (b) prohibits a person from taking and
possessing more than 4 trout in any day (c) prohibits a person
from using more than 2 rods at any one time (d) revokes Bye-law
No. C.S.137, 1989 thereby extending the end of the close season
for trout until and including the last day of February each
year applicable from 1st May 2003
Bye Law No. 754, 1999 - Shannon Fisheries
Region Trout Conservation on Lough Derg
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SALMON AND SEA TROUT
LOGBOOK SCHEME |
S.I. No. 208 of 2006, SALMON AND
SEATROUT TAGGING SCHEME REGULATIONS 2006
The Minister of State signed the Wild
Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2006 season
on the 25th April.
Anglers must be in compliance with the
wild salmon carcass and log book scheme as introduced by the Dept of
Communications, Marine & Natural Resources on January 1st 2001. There
are a series of leaflets for anglers on tagging their catch and
recording relevant details in their logbooks. In brief, all
salmon rod licence holders shall affix a tag to
These tags will identify salmon and sea
trout (over 40cms), which have been caught legally, and will therefore
allow for an enumeration of the catch.
SALMON
TAGS & LOGBOOKS 2006:
Fishermen are required by law to
return the logbook and all unused tags to the issuing Regional
Fisheries Board within whose fishery region he/she resides
(in this case licences purchased through the Shannon Regional
Fisheries Board) within seven days following the end of the
licence expiry, even when no fish have been caught.
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FISHING ShRFB MANAGED FISHERIES |
The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board
control many fisheries in the region referred to as the
MIDLAND FISHERIES GROUP. A fishing permit is required to
fish these waters
Rates 2006:
Adult Annual €35.00; Pensioner/Disability Annual €18.00;. Juvenile Annual
€12.00 Juvenile 1 Day €2.00
Day Permit €10.00 Visitors 21 Day:
€18.00. Share Certificate from the North
Shannon Development Co-Operative Society is required to fish the
Upper Shannon and tributaries located upstream of Banagher Bridge on the
Shannon in Co Offaly. A Share Certificate can be purchased from most of
the larger tackle dealers which are advertised on this site.
A Fishing Permit can be purchased Online
CLICK HERE
Each fishery has it's own angling
regulations which are listed on our fishing guides angling section. However
general rules apply as follows
Anglers
can only fish one rod per angler
Rods must
not be left unattended.
All under
sized fish must be returned to the water with as little
injury as possible
The
Management reserve the right to refuse and revoke a
permit to anyone violating, these regulations or acting
in a manner detrimental to the fishery, fishing or the
surrounding countryside.
Anglers
who are found to have acted in an 'unsporting
manner' may have their permit revoked
BASS
Note: Penalties
for breach of the above laws include confiscation of tackle and
heavy fines.
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