Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997

Byelaws 4, 5 and 7

SCHEDULE 1Fishing Engines and Licence Duties

Part ILicences to Fish with Rod and Line and Hand Line

Part IILicences for Fishing Engines other than Rod and Line or Hand Line

Part III

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SCHEDULE 2List 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).

County Armagh:

Loughs Camlough, Carnagh, Clay, Craigavon City Park Lakes South Lake, Derryadd, Derrylileagh, Doogary, Edenderry, Enagh, Gall, Gibsons, Gilly, Gullion, Kilturbid, 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, Begny, 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 short 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:

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).

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.

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SCHEDULE 3List 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.

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SCHEDULE 4Rainbow Trout Waters where there is no Annual Close Season for Angling for Rainbow Trout

• County Antrim:

  • Cornmill Fishery

  • Cranogue Fishery

  • Dalways Lake

  • Kilgad Fishery

  • North Woodburn 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

  • Lisanoe Lake

• County Down:

  • Altnadue Lough

  • Ash Cottage Fishery

  • Ballydugan Lake

  • Ballygrangee Fishery

  • Bridgewater Fishery

  • Carrickmannon Lake

  • Lough Cowey

  • Lough Creevy

  • Dairy Fishery Pond

  • Derryleckagh Lake

  • Drum Lough

  • Finnebrogue Fisheries

  • Gilford Fishery

  • Gills Lough, Tullywest

  • Hillsborough Lake

  • Hoggs Lough, Tullywest

  • Kernan Lake

  • Lower Ballysallagh Reservoir

  • Lower Conlig Reservoir

  • Magheralagan Lake

  • Marybrook Fisheries

  • Montalto Lake

  • Movilla Lake

  • Tonaghmore Reservoir

  • Trench Farm Pond

  • Waterfall Lodge Trout Fishery

• County Londonderry:

  • Ballylagan Lake

  • Ballyrashane Reservoir

  • Gauger’s Inn Fishery Lake

  • Loughinsholin Put and Take Fishery

  • Springwell Fishery

  • 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

  • Hazelden Fisheries

  • Martray Lough

  • White Lough

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SCHEDULE 5Angling Licence

Byelaw 22

SCHEDULE 6Commercial Fishing Licence

Byelaw 3

SCHEDULE 7Revocations