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If you have ever wondered what the river looks like from a salmon’s perspective take a look at this underwater Video shot by  Enniscorthy club members last September. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRHSi28k3qw  

The members of the Slaney Rod Fishers Association,  Directors of the Slaney River Trust and all associated with the Slaney  offer their condolences to John Carroll our recently retired Secretary on the sudden death of his wife Katy over the … Continued

On 4 April 2014 An Bord Pleanala approved planning for the installation of a new hydrometric weir downstream of Rathvilly bridge. This weir is to enable Carlow County Council monitor river levels in relation to the on going abstraction of water … Continued

Well done to IFI who registered a successful conviction and €2000 fine plus nearly €,600 costs against an individual caught netting the Colligen River. great to see meaningful fines being handed down by the courts. Also good to see in the … Continued

No Salmon Farms At Sea (NSFAS) are organising a picket at the B.I.M. National Seafood Conference 2014 on the 2nd April at the Aviva Stadium Dublin.  Galway Bay Against salmon Cages are asking all organisations , groups, angling federations, clubs, … Continued

IFI have now updated the draft Slaney Bye Law to clarify that catch and release applies to ea trout over 40cms. The normal national rules of a bag limit of 3 sea trout of less than 40cm will apply to … Continued

We understand that, contrary to the current wording of the draft Bye Law referred to in our earlier posting, it is intended that a bag limit of 3 sea trout under 40cms per 24 hours will apply for the 2014 … Continued

The draft byelaw for the Slaney has been posted on the IFI site. As expected the season runs from 17 March to 16 September inclusive on a catch and release basis for salmon. The surprise is that the draft proposes … Continued

The are reports of 60 to 80,000 1 year old salmon escaping from a Bantry bay based fish farm. If confirmed, it highlights the massive threat to wild salmon fisheries by the proposed expansion of salmon farming. Just imagine if this … Continued

IFI recently published its report on a Pilot Study of the Impact of Seal Predation on the Slaney and Moy.  It makes for interesting reading. Counts of grey seals hauled out in the Wexford harbour area ranged from in excess … Continued