Bord Iascaigh Réigiúnach an Oirthir
The Eastern Region is ideally placed on Ireland's East Coast to offer some of the best trout flyfishing in Europe. From the rivers in Louth to those in Wexford you can fish some of the finest dry fly water for trout, target some of Ireland's biggest river caught sea trout. Incredibly some of the best fishing is only a short drive from Dublin city centre - explore Dublin's flyfishing treasures here.
Bye-law No. 824, 2007 prohibits the use of any fish hooks, other than single barbless hooks, and the use of worms as bait in angling for all species of fish in a number of rivers in the Region; Vartry, Dargle, Liffey (excluding upstream of Pollaphuca dam and the river Dodder), Avoca, Owenavorragh, Slaney, Boyne (the main channel), Kells Blackwater (downstream of the Nine Eyed Bridge), Flurry, Glyde (that part of the river downstream of Castlebellingham Weir), Dee (that part of the river downstream of Cappogue Bridge).
Download the "2005 Wild Salmon Angling Catch Statistics Report". PDF format [960 kb]
(**If there is any abuse of catch and release, the Board will request that the River is closed to all fishing. The Board will have free copies of catch and release DVD’s in January**)
In the rivers, that are open (when the bag limit has been reached) or where catch and release applies or where fishing for sea trout under 40cm in a closed river;
There is an annual angling bag limit of 10 fish per angler for salmon or sea trout (over 40cm). Subject to the maximum annual bag limit of 10 fish an angler may take:
The ban on the sale of rod caught salmon or sea trout caught from 1st January to the 31st October remains.
(These are guidelines only, please familiarise yourself with the 2006 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations and Byelaws).