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Welcome to the Salmon Rod Licence Sales system
You can apply for a new licence or a renewal of your old licence in four short steps. Your new licence and logbook will be emailed to you and you must print it yourself. Where tags are required they will be issued to you within four working days. ANGLERS MUST BE IN POSSESSION OF A VALID LICENCE WHILST FISHING FOR SALMON OR SEA TROUT. For information of the types on Salmon Licences available and the online licence sales system in general please click on the FAQ link opposite.
The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme is administered by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). This Scheme provides information for anglers on rivers which are open and closed, information on bag limits, use of gill tags, mandatory Catch & Release, recording the relevant details in your logbook, returning your completed logbook and unused gills tags to your local IFI office by 19th October of the relevant year.
Please note that these regulations and bye-laws are subject to change. Contact your local IFI office for information on individual rivers
Latest News
Inland Fisheries Ireland statement on COVID-19 – 28 March 2020
Following the HSE and the Government’s advice in relation to the delay of COVID-19, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has closed all offices. IFI staff are working from home. At this time the only way to contact IFI is by email [...]
Inland Fisheries Ireland statement on COVID-19
Following the HSE and the Government’s advice in relation to the delay of COVID-19, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has put in place a number of measures to maximise our capacity to continue to deliver our business and statutory services to [...]
Salmon Fishing Regulations 2020
In all, 81 rivers will open for angling activity in 2020, 40 of these rivers will be fully open with a further 41 for angling on a “catch & release” basis. Management of the Wild Salmon Fishery 2020 The Wild [...]
Salmon and sea trout angling regulations 2019
In all, 84 rivers will open for angling activity in 2019. The split between Open and Catch and release is 50/50 and 42 of these rivers will be fully open with a further 42 for angling on a “catch & [...]
Salmon and sea trout angling regulations for 2018
The salmon regulations for the 2018 season have been published. 78 rivers should be open for angling, of which: 42 rivers should be open, as a surplus of fish has been identified in these rivers; 36 rivers should be classified [...]