Inland Fisheries staff welcome visitors at the Bushmills Salmon & Whiskey Festival
Visitors were given a guided tour of the Salmon Station and introduced to the conservation and protection efforts developed by DAERA and the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute to monitor and address declining Atlantic salmon numbers across the range of this iconic species. The guided tours proved as popular as ever, with many people exclaiming just how interesting and informative it was upon their exit.
The Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle
The Irish Game Fair at Shanes Castle returned on the 25th and 26th June 2022, after an absence of two years due to the Covid pandemic and Inland Fisheries were delighted to back and promoting angling.
Fair Director Albert Titterington said “The Irish Game Fair is the only major country sports event in Ireland this year and was a long-awaited countryside extravaganza for thousands of enthusiasts and their families".
There was a special ‘put and take’ fishery for kids, a bug life experience and a big game angling simulator.
There were also displays by the main Irish country sports organisations exhibiting either in their own pavilions or in the ‘Salmon & Woodcock Pavilion,’ supported by Inland Fisheries. This included the Federation of Salmon & Sea Trout Anglers; Ulster Angling Federation; No Salmon Nets Ireland; Association Professional Game Anglers Ireland, CIC trophy measurement, Irish Working Terrier Federation, plus a number of clubs and conservation bodies.
North West Angling Fair
Celebration of Sport 2022
Inland Fisheries, attended the Celebration of Sport event held at Omagh Leisure Centre on Friday April 8th 2022.