Angling News

Largest Northern Pike Ever Caught in Idaho

On March 21, 2023, Hayden Lake in northern Idaho produced a new state record northern pike (Esox lucius). This monster pike weighed 40.76 pounds, and measured 49 inches long with...

• angelshark
• angling news

New Angelshark Action Plan

“Jaws” it ain’t – the Angelshark has more in common with the skate and ray but is now an endangered species.The squat flat shark, appropriately named Squatina squatina, once lived...

• Blue Lobster

NI rare blue lobster catch a 'two million to one shot'

A fisherman has described landing a rare blue lobster in Belfast Lough as the catch of a lifetime. Some marine biologists have estimated the odds of catching a blue lobster...

Fishing fund gears up to help UK industry go green

The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an initial £2 million investment to trial new, greener engines and help create a safer, more sustainable fishing fleet as the latest...

Calling Young Shore Competition Anglers

The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers are holding two shore angling sessions for young (under 16 and under 21) anglers who wish to progress in their shore angling, and possibly...

• salmon stocks

Fisheries manager sounds dire warning on dwindling wild salmon stocks

Ireland’s rivers teemed with salmon 30 years ago, but today numbers have declined by about 70 per cent. “Unless we can implement our conservation programme in the major catchment areas,...

Calls for €12m fund to help inshore fishing industry

The Government is to be asked to give Ireland’s inshore fishers more than €12m to help them deal with the disruption to their markets caused by the war in Ukraine...

• salmon fishing ireland

81 Rivers open for Salmon Angling in 2023

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has approved legislation that will govern the wild salmon and sea trout fisheries in 2023. These came into effect...

Three Jersey fishermen missing after boat sinks following freight ship collision

A search is underway for three fishermen after an 18-metre trawler was involved in a collision with a 126-metre freight ship off the coast of west Jersey at approximately 5.30am,...

• bluefin tuna
• fishing quota

Marine Minister to Seek Bluefin Tuna Quota for Ireland

Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is to seek quota for Irish fishers to catch blue fin tuna. He will make the proposal at the EU Fisheries...

Growing opposition over proposed Galway salmon farm

There is growing opposition in Conamara to an application by the Norwegian multinational Mowi to build a large salmon farm off the Galway coast.Interest groups say the move would be...

• enormous goldfish
• giant fish caught

STRUCK GOLD - Enormous Goldfish Caught

Imagine the size of the bag needed to take this goldfish home from the fairground.Angler Andy Hackett is celebrating after catching one of the world's biggest goldfish. Photo Credit: The...