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The Finaway Restoration Project
In late September I walked a development in the Sheelin catchment, a tributary of the Mount Nugent river, the Finaway. Brenda Montgomery, Assistant Inspector, Inland Fishery Ireland (IFI) and Thomas Lynch, secretary Lough Sheelin Trout Protection Association (LSTPA), kindly invited me to walk this development with them and to show me the work which they…
Sheelin 2024
At the turn of the Millennium, Lough Sheelin was a lost soul. Ireland’s anglers had given up on the fishery and the word was, it was finished. How that has now changed, acre for acre this very rich limestone lough is producing more trout in the 50 to 60cm size range than any other fishery…
Changes planned to the protection, management of rivers
Article from Colman O’Sullivan – RTE – 5 Sep 2024 The Government has set a target of bringing 300 water bodies to a “good” status by 2027. The latest action plan on water, launched today, outlines changes to how rivers are managed and protected. Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcom Noonan…
A History in the Making
2024 will be seen as a landmark year for Cairde an Chláir. In April the two fish bag limit was approved and put into law by Minister, Eamon Ryan and then at the end of July, the dream target of 3000 metres of stream development had been achieved. What a year, what a memorable time…
Lough Sheelin Trout Preservation Association
Cairde an Chláir is delighted to provide a link to the Lough Sheelin Trout Preservation Association (LSTPA) website. The LSTPA was founded to improve and preserve Lough Sheelin, at a time when all had given up on this once world famous fishery. They lobbied and campaigned to improve water quality within the catchment. This led to…