Fisheries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

Regulation 4(7)

SCHEDULE 1 Angling Licence

Regulation 4(7)

SCHEDULE 2 Commercial Fishing Licence

Regulations 6, 7 and 10

SCHEDULE 3 Fishing Engines and Licence Duties

PART 1 LICENCES TO FISH WITH ROD AND LINE AND HAND LINE

Fishing Licence (1)	Duty (2)
Season game fishing rod licence	£17.00
Fourteen day game fishing rod licence	£9.00
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 game fishing rod and line licence for a game fishing rod licence	£1.00
Season coarse fishing rod licence	£17.00
Fourteen day coarse fishing rod licence	£9.00
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 2 LICENCES FOR FISHING ENGINES OTHER THAN ROD AND LINE OR HAND LINE

Fishing Licence (1)	Duty (2)
Licence for a draft net for the capture of freshwater fish on Lough Neagh	£130.00
Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the capture of trout or rainbow trout in Lough Neagh per 91 metres (100 yards)	£17.00
Licence for a single wall set net or trammel net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout, per 91 metres (100 yards)	£17.00
Licence for a bait net for the taking of freshwater fish other than trout or rainbow trout for use as bait – per net	£5.00

PART 3

Dealer’s licence

£50.50

Regulation 22

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 Stranmillis Weir to one hundred and fifty metres downstream of Red Bridge, 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, Gentle Owens, Gibsons, Gilly, Gullion, Kiltirbid, Kiltybane, Lisleitrim, Loughgall Lake, 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, 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 in that part of Lower Lough Erne to the east of an imaginary line running from the nearest point on the shore of Boa Island in the townland of Pollaginnive to Hare Island and from that point on Hare Island to the most easterly point on Bess Island and to the most easterly point of Tully Point in the townland of Tully;

    (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.

Regulation 54

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

• Agivey

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

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

• Ballymoney.

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

• Callan.

• Clady (County Londonderry).

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

• Comber.

• Crumlin.

• Callan.

• Garvary.

• Glenavy.

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

• Maine.

• Moyola.

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

• Ravarnette.

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

• Torrent upstream from the B.28 road bridge.

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

Regulation 58(2)

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

• County Antrim:

  • Beechgrove Fisheries, Cullybackey

  • Cairn Farm Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus

  • Cornmill Fishery

  • Craigmore Fishery, Randalstown

  • Cranogue Fishery

  • Dalways Lake

  • Green Road Mill Ponds, Ballyclare

  • Kilgad Fishery

  • McCutcheon’s Lake, Moorfields, Ballymena

  • Murloc Angling Centre, Aghalee

  • North Woodburn Reservoir

  • Potterswall Reservoir

  • Quoilie Reservoirs, Broughshane

  • Raloo Fishery

  • Springwater Meadow Lakes 1 and 2

  • Straid Lake

  • Tildarg Fishery

  • Turnagrove Fishery

  • Upper Pond, The Waterworks, Cavehill Road, Belfast

  • Woodford Farm Fishery

• County Armagh:

  • Craigavon City Park North Lake

  • Drummanbeg Lake, Drumnamore Road, Armagh

  • 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

  • Cleland’s Lake, Crossgar

  • Dairy Fishery Pond

  • Derryleckagh Lake

  • Donaldson’s Lake, Holywood

  • Drum Lough

  • Finnebrogue Fisheries

  • Gibson’s Lough

  • Gilford Fishery

  • Gills Lough, Tullywest

  • Hazelwood Rainbow Trout Fishery

  • High Dam, Newtownards

  • Hillsborough Lake

  • Hoggs Lough, Tullywest

  • Kernan Lake

  • Lough Creevy

  • Lough Money

  • Lower Ballysallagh Reservoir

  • Lower Conlig Reservoir

  • Magheralagan Lake

  • Marybrook Fisheries

  • Montalto Lake

  • Movilla Lake

  • Portavoe Reservoir

  • Shane’s Lough

  • The Egg Cup, Dundrum

  • Tonaghmore Reservoir

  • Trench Farm Pond

  • Waterfall Lodge Trout Fishery

• County Fermanagh:

  • Castle Hume ‘Back’ Lough

  • Lough Coolyermer

  • Lough Corranny

• County Londonderry:

  • Ballylagan Lake

  • Ballyrashane Reservoir

  • Cromore Road Fishery, Portstewart

  • Dunalis Reservoir

  • Gauger’s Inn Fishery Lake

  • Loughinsholin Put and Take Fishery

  • Moorbrook Lodge, Castlerock

  • Springwell Fishery

  • Stonefalls Trout Fishery, Castlerock

  • Turnaface Fishery

  • Washing Lough of Manor Golf and Fishing Club

• County Tyrone:

  • Altmore Fishery

  • Annaginny Stillwater Trout Fishery

  • Aughadarragh Fishery

  • Ballagh Lake

  • Dungannon Park Lake

  • Eskragh Lough

  • Glenkeen Fishery, Caledon Road, Aughnacloy

  • Hazelden Fisheries

  • Martray Lough

  • Rectory Lodge Trout Fishery

  • White Lough

Regulation 50

SCHEDULE 7 List of Waters where Catch and Release for Salmon Angling does not apply

List of Waters (1)	Dates when catch and release does not apply (2)	Restrictions on number of salmon which may be retained in respect of each person (3)
Lough Melvin (Co. Fermanagh)	1st February to 30th September in any year (both dates inclusive)	1st February to 30th September (both dates inclusive) – 2 salmon

Regulation 3

SCHEDULE 8 Revocations

Regulations Revoked	References
Fisheries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003	S.R 2003 No. 525
Fisheries (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004	S.R 2004 No. 504
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005	S.R 2005 No. 548
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006	S.R 2006 No. 517
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007	S.R 2007 No. 471
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008	S.R 2008 No. 318
Fisheries (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008	S.R 2008 No. 475
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010	S.R 2010 No. 196
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011	S.R 2011 No. 324
Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012	S.R 2012 No. 397