COARSE AND PIKE FISHING REGULATIONS & COUNTRY CODE
A REFERENCE FOR ANGLERS
Anglers are requested to always observe our country code
Seek permission from landowners before crossing lands or property
Do not park cars in fields
Leave no litter
Keep our countryside clean
Normal access is over footbridges and stiles or where public access is provided.
The following laws have been introduced to conserve our pike and coarse fish stocks and breaches of these laws could lead to confiscation of rods, boats and tackle. Heavy fines may also be imposed.
GENERAL
It is illegal to have or to use live bait as bait
The only legal method to catch freshwater fish is by rod and line
A person may fish with not more than two rods for coarse angling at any one time.
It is illegal to transfer live roach from one water to any other waters.
The taking or killing of by any person of more than one pike on any day is illegal.
A person shall not take and kill by any means more than 4 coarse fish on any one day.
SEE COARSE FISH AND REVISED PIKE BYE LAWS INTRODUCED IN AUGUST 2006
Please familiarise yourself with the main points
CONSERVATION OF AND PROHIBITION ON SALE OF COARSE FISH BYE-LAW NO. 806, 2006
In the Pike and Coarse Angling Bye-laws, "coarse fish" means any fresh water fish other than pike, salmon, trout, eels or minnow
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
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
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.
"Louth Area" has the meaning assigned to it by section 31 of the British - Irish Agreement Act 1999 (No. 1 of 1999)
"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)
it is prohibited to use or attempt to use live fish as bait in fishing in fresh water
it is prohibited to transfer for any purpose live roach (Rutilius rutilus) from any waters to any other waters
it is prohibited to fish for coarse fish by any means whatsoever other than by rod and line
A person may not attempt to fish for coarse fish in freshwater with more than two (2) rods at any one time.
A copy of the Bye-laws governing the above regulations can be DOWNLOADED HERE
CONSERVATION OF PIKE BYE-LAW NO. 809, 2006
The new pike bye-law (bye-law 809) provides for:
A bag limit of one pike in any one day
A ban on the killing of any pike greater than 50cm in length
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
A ban on the possession of more than 12 coarse fish for use as bait subject to conditions
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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