2023 fish stocking figures
Fisheries in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Public Angling Estate are stocked with fish from Movanagher Fish Farm. The fish stocking table below is updated when monthly stocking has been confirmed.
Invasive alien Zebra mussels
Invasive alien Zebra mussels have been in Lough Neagh since 2005 and have also been detected downstream in the lower river Bann.
They have now been discovered by Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Movanagher fish farm.
It is against the law to release or allow Zebra mussels to escape, as they form quickly and have significant irreversible environmental and infrastructure impacts.
Therefore, DAERA has taken a precautionary approach and suspended movements of live fish from Movanagher for stocking to other fisheries to make sure it is keeping to the law.
DAERA is considering Agri Foods and Biosciences Institute’s (AFBI) scientific advice for the way forward.
Private sector production of table fish from the Lough Neagh catchment is unaffected.
You can find more information at the following link to the DAERA website:
Fish stock size and weight
Public Angling Estate fisheries are stocked on a regular basis but can't always be stocked in summer months in line with fish welfare policy.
These waters will be stocked with takeable fish larger than 25.4 centimetres and an average weight greater than 300 grams.
DAERA Inland Fisheries tries to make sure that these waters are stocked regularly depending on their quota, however they are not stocked on a monthly basis.
Contact DAERA Inland Fisheries by phone or email if you have stocking queries.
Information on future stocking is not available.
2023 fish stocking figures
BT= Brown Trout
RBT = Rainbow Trout
| Fishery | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achork (one of the Navar Lakes) | 1,000 BT | ||||
| Altnahinch Reservoir | 1,000 BT | 1,500 BT 1,000 RBT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Ballykeel Lough Erne | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Ballymoney Burn stretch on Ballymoney River | 250 BT | 250 BT | |||
| Binevenagh Lake | 750 RBT | 500 RBT | |||
| Brantry Lough | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | |
| Castlewellan Lake | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | |
| Copeland (Marshallstown) | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 BT | |
| Corranny Lough | 1,000 RBT | 500 RBT | |||
| Craigavon City Park Lake North | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT | |||
| Glencreawan (one of the Navar Lakes) | 1,000 BT | ||||
| Hillsborough Lake | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT | |||
| Killylane Reservoir | 1,500 BT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Lough Bradan | 500 BT | ||||
| Loughbrickland Lake | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Lough Corry | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | |||
| Lough Cowey | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | |||
| Lough Keenaghan | 1,500 BT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Lough Money | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT | |||
| Lough Mourne | |||||
| Lower South Woodburn | 2,000 BT | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Meenameen (one of the Navar Lakes) | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| Middle South Woodburn | 1,000 BT | 1,000 RBT | 2,000 RBT | ||
| Mill Lough Bellanaleck | 1,500 BT | 1,300 RBT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | |
| Moor Lough | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| North Woodburn | 650 RBT | 1,000 BT | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT |
| Stoneyford Reservoir | 1,500 BT | 1,500 BT | 1,000 BT | ||
| White Lough | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT | 1,000 RBT |