2021 – A new salmon season
Media Release
2021 – A new salmon season
Anglers encouraged to remember public health advice and fish sustainably
Thursday, 17th of December 2020: As a new salmon season dawns on the 1st of January, anglers will be looking forward to getting out and chasing the first salmon of 2021. Inland Fisheries Ireland would like to remind anglers to please adhere to public health advice when planning their fishing – maintain social distancing, wash your hands frequently, wear a mask when around other people and not to share vehicles with people from other households.
The Current guidance is that inter-county travel is permissible until January 6th, after which people may not leave their own county for non-essential travel. Fishing is non-essential and does not qualify.
Please buy your licence and permit online where possible. Licences are available from https://fishinginireland.info/shop/ . IFI offices are closed over Christmas, and licences will not be sent out between Christmas and New Year. With current postal delays, anglers are advised to shop now to get their licence before Christmas.
IFI would also like to remind anglers that a lot of kelts are present in rivers at this time; thin and coloured salmon, if caught, must be handled carefully and returned immediately to the water.
We encourage anglers to practise catch-and-release, and commend those anglers already doing this. IFI has made the decision not to offer a prize for the first salmon caught and released this year as to do so might encourage numbers of anglers to congregate, but we do look forward to receiving early reports of fresh spring fish being caught and released.
IFI would like to wish all our anglers and their families a very happy and safe Christmas, and tight lines for 2021.
For more information on Inland Fisheries Ireland, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie.
ENDS
For media information:
Sadhbh O’Neill
Communications Assistant
Inland Fisheries Ireland
E: sadhbh.oneill@fisheriesireland.ie
T: 01 8842632/ 087 101 9998
About Inland Fisheries Ireland
Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communication (DECC) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same.
