Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003

Byelaw 4(7)

SCHEDULE 1

Angling LicenceFISHERIES CONSERVANCY BOARD FOR NORTHERN IRELANDFISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966

Byelaw 4(7)

SCHEDULE 2

Commercial Fishing LicenceFISHERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1966

Byelaws 6,7 and 10

SCHEDULE 3 Fishing Engines and Licence Duties

PART I LICENCES TO FISH WITH ROD AND LINE AND HAND LINE

Fishing licence	Duty
	£
(1)	(2)
Season game fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	15·00
Fourteen day game fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	7·50
Three day game fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	3·50
Concessionary season fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	5·00
Juvenile season fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	2·00
Amount payable by the holder of a current Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission game fishing rod and line licence for a game fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	1·00
Season coarse fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	15·00
Fourteen day coarse fishing rod licence ... ... ... ...	7·50
Three day coarse fishing rod licence for use by the holder of a three day coarse fishing permit issued by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure to fish in waters in which the Department has the fishing rights ... ... ... ...	3·50

PART II LICENCES FOR FISHING ENGINES OTHER THAN ROD AND LINE OR HAND LINE

Fishing licence	Duty
	£
(1)	(2)
Draft net for the capture of salmon and freshwater fish on Lough Neagh ... ... ... ...	101·00
Draft net for the capture of freshwater fish other than trout and rainbow trout on Lough Erne ... ... ... ...	65·50
Draft net for use in freshwater other than Lough Neagh or Lough Erne ... ... ... ...	255·50
Single wall set net or trammel net for the capture of trout or rainbow trout in Lough Neagh per 91 metres (100 yards) ... ... ... ...	14·00
Single wall set net or trammel net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout, per 91 metres (100 yards) ... ... ... ...	14·00
Bait net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout for use as bait – per net ... ... ... ...	4·50
Fixed tidal draft net ... ... ... ...	338·50
Fixed tidal draft net which operates in the estuary of a river upstream of the defined mouth ... ... ... ...	1,532·00
Tidal draft net ... ... ... ...	280·50
Drift net for the taking of salmon in the sea ... ... ... ...	280·50
Bag net used in tidal waters ... ... ... ...	634·00
Salmon box or crib ... ... ... ...	762·50

PART III

Dealer’s licence ... ... ... ...

£42·00

Byelaw 32

SCHEDULE 4 List of Waters on which a Coarse Fishing Rod Licence is Valid

• County Antrim:

  Loughs Beg, Duncan’s Dam, Neagh, Portmore, Victoria Park Lake, Waterworks Reservoir and unnamed lake known as Willis’s Lake off the Upper Malone Road; the Lagan Canal, the River Lagan from Shaw’s Bridge to a line five metres downstream of the seaward extremity of, and parallel to, the Lagan Bridge and the Navigation Canal Cutts on the Lower River Bann; and on the Lower River Bann as follows: –

  (a)

  from the eel weir at Toome downstream to Portglenone Bridge;

  (b)

  from the signpost 160 metres downstream of Portglenone Bridge downstream to the upper end of the Navigation Canal leading to Portna Locks;

  (c)

  from Agivey Bridge downstream to railway bridge at Drumaheglis;

  (d)

  from the boundary between Kilrea and Claragh Townlands for 350 metres downstream of Kilrea Bridge to Movanagher Weir, (i.e. south end C933133 to north end C926160);

  (e)

  from immediately upstream of the Bann Bridge at Kilrea for approximately 300 metres.

• County Armagh:

  Loughs Camlough, Carnagh, Clay, Craigavon City Park Lakes South Lake, Derryadd, Derrylileagh, Doogary, Edenderry, Enagh, Gall, Gibsons, Gilly, Gullion, Kiltirbid, Kiltybane, Lisleitrim, Lurgan Park Lake, Marlacoo, Mullaghmore, Patrick, Ross and Shark; the Lagan Canal and the Newry Canal. The River Bann between Knock Bridge and Lough Neagh, and the River Blackwater between Blackwatertown Bridge and Lough Neagh.

• County Down:

  Loughs Aghery, Ballyherly, Ballymartin, Ballyroney, Ballywillin, Begney, Bow, Carrigullion, Clea, Dairy, Glastry, Henney, Heron, Hunshigo, Jericho, Long, McAuleys, Mann, Money, Monlough, Montgomery's, Pollramer Lake, Seaforde, Shark and Tullynagee; the Newry Canal, the Broadwater (Lagan Canal), the River Quoile from the railway cutting near Inch Abbey to the new barrage gates, and the Quoile Basin between the Old Lock Gates and the new Drainage Gates.

• County Fermanagh:

  Loughs:

  (a)

  all of Upper Lough Erne and that part of Lower Lough Erne south and east of an imaginary line drawn from the mouth of the Ballinamallard River on the northern shore to the nearest point of the shore opposite Castlehume on the southern shore;

  (b)

  Lower Lough Erne, provided the angling is from the shore and all island shores;

  (c)

  all Loughs draining into Upper and Lower Lough Erne, except the following for which a game fishing rod licence is required; Loughs Achork, Coolyermer, Coole (Castlecoole), Corranny, Corry, Drumcose, Eshcleagh, Eyes, Glencreawan, Keenaghan, Meenameen, Mill Lough (Bellanaleck), Navar, Parkhill, and White Lough (Irvinestown).

  Rivers:

  (a)

  the Woodford River, the Sillees River and the Swanlinbar River from Thompson’s Bridge to Upper Lough Erne;

  (b)

  the Colebrooke River between Ballindarragh Bridge and where the Colebrooke River flows into Upper Lough Erne;

  (c)

  the Arney River from the old Arney Bridge to where the Arney River flows into Upper Lough Erne.

• County Londonderry:

  Lough Beg, Lough Neagh and the Navigational Canal Cutts on the Lower River Bann; and on the Lower River Bann as follows:

  (a)

  from the eel weir at Toome downstream to Portglenone Bridge;

  (b)

  from the signpost 160 metres downstream of Portglenone Bridge downstream to the upper end of the Navigation Canal leading to Portna Locks;

  (c)

  from Agivey Bridge downstream to railway bridge at Drumaheglis;

  (d)

  from the boundary between Kilrea and Claragh Townlands about 350 metres downstream of Kilrea Bridge to Movanagher Weir (i.e. south end C933133 to north end C926160);

  (e)

  from immediately upstream of the Bann Bridge at Kilrea for approximately 300 metres.

• County Tyrone:

  Loughs Augher, Ballynakilly, Ballysaggart, Black, Carrick, Cranslough, Creeve, Enagh, Friary, Fymore, Legane, Macronan, Mullaghmore, Mullygruen, Nacrilly, Screeby, Tullygiven and Wood; the River Blackwater between Blackwatertown Bridge and Lough Neagh.

Byelaw 70

SCHEDULE 5 List of Rivers on which the use of Ground Bait or Maggots is prohibited whilst Angling

1.  Agivey.

2.  Ballinamallard upstream from Ballycassidy Bridge on the B.3 Road.

3.  Ballinderry (County Tyrone and County Londonderry) upstream from the footbridge over the River in the Townland of Lower Mullan.

4.  Ballymoney.

5.  Blackwater (County Armagh and County Tyrone) upstream from the bridge over the B.128 Road at Blackwatertown.

6.  Callan.

7.  Clady (County Londonderry).

8.  Colebrooke upstream from Ballindarragh Bridge on the B.514 Road.

9.  Comber.

10.  Crumlin.

11.  Garvary.

12.  Glenavy.

13.  Kesh upstream from Kesh Bridge on the A.35 Road.

14.  Maine.

15.  Moyola.

16.  Quoile upstream from the disused Railway Bridge near Inch Abbey.

17.  Ravarnette.

18.  Six Mile Water upstream from the Antrim Forum in Antrim Town on the A.26 Road.

19.  Torrent upstream from the B.28 road bridge.

20.  Upper Bann upstream from the B.2 road crossing.

Byelaw 73(2)

SCHEDULE 6 Rainbow Trout Waters where there is no Annual Close Season for Angling for Rainbow Trout

• County Antrim:

  • Cornmill Fishery

  • Craigmore Fishery, Randalstown

  • Cranogue Fishery

  • Dalways Lake

  • Kilgad Fishery

  • North Woodburn Reservoir

  • Potterswall Reservoir

  • Raloo Fishery

  • Springwater Meadow Lakes 1 and 2

  • Straid Lake

  • Tildarg Fishery

  • Turnagrove Fishery

  • Woodford Farm Fishery

• County Armagh:

  • Craigavon City Park North Lake

  • Islandderry Lake, Dromore Road, Lurgan

  • Lisanoe Lake

• County Down:

  • Altnadue Lough

  • Ash Cottage Fishery

  • Ballydugan Lake

  • Ballygrangee Fishery

  • Ballywillwill Lake, Annsborough

  • Bridgewater Fishery

  • Carrickmannon Lake

  • Lough Cowey

  • Lough Creevy

  • Dairy Fishery Pond

  • Derryleckagh Lake

  • Drum Lough

  • Finnebrogue Fisheries

  • Gibson’s Lough

  • Gilford Fishery

  • Gills Lough, Tullywest

  • Hazelwood Rainbow Trout Fishery

  • Hillsborough Lake

  • Hoggs Lough, Tullywest

  • Kernan Lake

  • Lower Ballysallagh Reservoir

  • Lower Conlig Reservoir

  • Magheralagan Lake

  • Marybrook Fisheries

  • Lough Money

  • Montalto Lake

  • Movilla Lake

  • Portavoe Reservoir

  • Shane’s Lough

  • The Egg Cup, Dundrum

  • Tonaghmore Reservoir

  • Trench Farm Pond

  • Waterfall Lodge Trout Fishery

• County Fermanagh:

  • Lough Coolyermer

• County Londonderry:

  • Ballylagan Lake

  • Ballyrashane Reservoir

  • Gauger’s Inn Fishery Lake

  • Loughinsholin Put and Take Fishery

  • Moorbrook Lodge, Castlerock

  • Springwell Fishery

  • Turnaface Fishery

  • Washing Lough of Manor Golf and Fishing Club

• County Tyrone:

  • Altmore Fishery

  • Annaginny Stillwater Trout Fishery

  • Aughadarragh Fishery

  • 194 Caledon Road, Aughnacloy

  • Ballagh Lake

  • Dungannon Park Lake

  • Eskragh Lough

  • Hazelden Fisheries

  • Martray Lough

  • Rectory Lodge Trout Fishery

  • White Lough

Byelaw 3

SCHEDULE 7 Revocations

Byelaws Revoked	References
Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997	S.R. 1997 No. 425
Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1999	S.R. 1999 No. 12
Fisheries (Amendment No. 3) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2000	S.R. 2000 No. 364
Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2001	S.R. 2001 No. 433
Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2002	S.R. 2002 No. 11
Fisheries (Amendment No. 2) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2002	S.R. 2002 No. 274
Fisheries (Amendment No. 3) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2002	S.R. 2002 No. 371
Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003	S.R. 2003 No. 271