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    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:

    • Zebra Mussels and impact on fish stocking

    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
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