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Angling licence and permit distributors

Below is a list of authorised distributors selling Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) rod licences and permits. Some distributors in Northern Ireland also sell Loughs Agency rod licences and permits for angling in lakes, loughs and rivers.

What you need to go fishing legally

To fish legally in Northern Ireland you need to:

  1. buy a rod licence
  2. have permission to fish in the chosen waters by usually buying a permit or day ticket from the fishery owner - note that you can't buy a permit or day ticket without a rod licence

You can buy rod licences and permits online:

  • Buy rod licences and permits including River Bush day tickets

Find out more about rod licences, permits and day tickets:

  • Angling rod licences
  • Angling permits 

Distributors in Northern Ireland

Belfast distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence distributor
Belfast Welcome Centre 9 Donegall Square North
Belfast
BT1 5GJ
028 9024 6609 No

County Antrim distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence distributor
Antrim Estates 2 Castle Lane
Glenarm
BT44 0BQ
028 2884 1203 No
Bushmills Salmon Hatchery  21 Church Street
Bushmills
BT57 8QJ 
0300 200 7860
(outside NI +44 2891 513101)
No
Carrickfergus Visitor Information Centre

Museum & Civic Centre
11 Antrim Street
Carrickfergus
BT38 7DG

028 9335 8241 No
CF Beattie

39 Main Street
Ballycarry
Carrickfergus
BT38 9HH

0289335 3462 No
Fur, Feather & Fin 17 Main Street
Crumlin
BT29 4UP
028 9442 3233 No
Mid-Antrim Angling Centre 14 William Street
Ballymena
BT43 6AW
028 2564 8159  No

Serious Country Sports 

Unit 6
Pennybridge Business Park 
Ballymena
BT42 3HB

028 2585 0000 Yes

County Armagh distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence distributor
Loughgall Country Park 11 Main Street
Loughgall
BT61 8HZ
028 3889 2900 No
Loughview Angling Centre Unit 3 Loughview
Lough Road
Lurgan
BT66 6NQ
028 3834 2777 No
DAERA Inland Fisheries Office Portadown   1 Mahon Road
Clounagh
Portadown
Craigavon
BT62 3EE

028 3839 7217 or 028 3839 7215 
(Outside Northern Ireland and UK: Phone: +44 028 3839 7217 or + 44 028 3839 7215)     

No
Outdoor Experience 

43 Derryhale Road
Portadown
BT62 4HE

028 3833 9333 Yes
Procasting Angling 1D Dobbin Street
Armagh
BT61 7QQ
028 3752 4455 Yes
Shorts Sports & Cycles 2 North Street
Crossmaglen
BT35 9AB
028 3086 1272

No

County Down distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence
distributor

Country Sports

48 Regent Street
Newtownards
BT23 4LP

028 9181 2585

No
Newry and District Anglers Association
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)
28 High Street
Newry
BT34 1HB
028 3026 8768 Yes
Newry Angling Centre 1D Francis Street
Newry
BT35 8BQ
028 3083 3077 Yes
Stewart & Gibson Ltd 25-27 Main Street
Ballynahinch
BT24 8DN 
028 9756 2220 No
St. Patrick's Visitor Centre St Patrick's Centre
53A Lower Market Street
Downpatrick
BT30 6LZ
028 4461 9000 No
Tac-Ammo
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)
36 Drummanmore
Road
Kilkeel
BT34 4SH
028 4176 9705 No

County Fermanagh distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency 
licence 
distributor
Aghinver Boat Co 165 Crevenish Road
Irvinestown
Enniskillen
BT94 1JY
028 6863 1400 No
Beatty Hardware and Farm Supplies 68 Main Street
Ballinamallard
Enniskillen
BT94 2FY
028 6638 8068 No
Belle Isle Estate Lisbellaw
BT94 5HG
028 6638 7231 No
Carrick Craft c/o The Moorings
156 Derrylin Road
Enniskillen
BT92 2BA
028 3834 4993 No
Charlie Parks Tully Bay Holiday
Homes
Blaney
Enniskillen
BT93 7EQ
028 6864 1737 No
Country Sports 58 Lisnarick Road
Knockroe Archdall
Irvinestown
BT94 1LQ
028 6862 1788  Yes
Erne Tackle 121 Main Street
Lisnaskea
BT92 0JD
028 6772 1969 No
Extern

Roscor Youth Village
430 Loughshore Road
Belleek
BT93 3BS

  No
Fermanagh Lakeland Lodges 37 Letter Road
Aghnablaney
BT93 2BB 
028 6838 0360 No
Fermanagh Tourist Information Centre Wellington Road
Enniskillen
BT74 7EF 
028 6632 3110  No
Fishing Tackle & Bait C/o Unit 3
Sligo Road
BT74 7JY
028 6632 2008 No
Home Field & Stream Home Field & Stream
18 Church Street
Enniskillen
BT74 7EJ
028 6632 2114 Yes
Ireland Fishing Trips Ltd Black Cat Cove Pub
Dulrush Fishing Lodge
Belleek
BT93 2AF
028 6865 8942 No
Ireland Fishing Ltd Watermills Lodge
Kilmore Quay South
Lisnaskea
BT92 0DT
028 6772 4369 No
Killyhevlin Hotel Belfast Road
Enniskillen
BT74 6RW
028 6632 3481 No
Mahon’s Hotel Mill Street
Irvinestown
BT94 1GS
028 6862 1656  No
Manor House Marine & Cottages Killeadeas
Irvinestown
BT94 1NY
028 6862 8100 No

Matthew Loane & Son

15-17 Main Street
Kesh
BT93 1TF

028 6863 1244

No
National Trust  Crom Estate
Newtownbutler
BT92 8AP
028 6773 8118 No

Rivercove Pet Foods

9 Riverside Park
Ballinamallard
BT94 2AB

028 6638 8482

No

County Londonderry distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence 
distributor

Crawford Field Sports

32-34 Main Street Maghera
BT46 5AE

028 7964 
2672

Yes

Cressabelle

60 Sevenoaks Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 6BD
info@cressabelle.com

07564
059031
Yes
Duncrun Fishing Lakes 
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

76 Duncrun Road Limavady
BT47 0JD

078 4211 9953 Yes
Glenowen Fisheries
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)
Creggan Reservoir
Creggan
BT48 9NU
028 7137 1544 Yes
Loughs Agency

22 Victoria Road
Waterside
Londonderry
BT47 2AB

028 7134 2100 Yes

Lough Neagh Boat Hire

22 Lough Road
Ballymaguigan
Magherafelt
BT45 6LN

07841 101279  No

North Atlantic Fishing NI

Roe Mill Walk
Limavady
BT49 9BH

078 7210 2335 Yes
Outdoor & Country Sports 58 Society Street
Coleraine
BT52 1LA
028 7032 0701 Yes

Rod & Line

1 Clarendon Street
Londonderry
BT48 7EP 
028 7126 2877 No

Smyths Country Sports

1 Park Street
Coleraine
BT52 1BD

028 7034 3970 

No

Stevie’s Tackle Shack

22 Brown Drive
Maghera
BT46 5HQ

07926 240689

Yes

The Honourable Irish Society

The Cutts
54 Castleroe Road
Coleraine
BT51 3RL

 

028 7034 4796

No

Roe Valley Guns and Tackle

414A Ballyquin Road 
Dungiven

028 7774

2944

Yes

County Tyrone distributors

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence 
distributor
Annaginney Trout Fishery  40 Annaginney Road
Newmills
Dungannon
BT71 4DZ
028 8774 7808 No

Baracuda Angling Centre Ltd

2 Coalisland Road
Unit 42
Dungannon Enterprise Centre
Dungannon
BT71 6JT

077 3226 0060 No
Baronscourt Estate Office
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)
Omagh
BT78 4EZ
028 8166 1683 Yes
Bridge, Guns & Tackle  19 -21 Butcher Street
Strabane
BT82 8BJ
028 7188 0826 Yes
CA Anderson 64 Market Street
Omagh
BT78 1EN 
028 8224 2311 Yes
Cookstown Tourist Information The Burnavon
Burn Road
Cookstown
BT80 8DN
028 8676 9949 No
Field & Stream  24 Charlemont Street
Moy
BT71 7SL 
028 8778 9533 No
Mi-Fli Fishing Tackle  11 Ashbeg Grove
Dungannon
BT71 7BQ
028 8772 5207 No
River Mourne Guns & Tackle Ltd 38 Main Street
Strabane
BT82 8AS
028 7188 6218 Yes

Sion Mills Angling Club 

151 Melmount Road
Sion Mills
BT82 9PY
028 8165 8027 Yes
The Oaks Fishery & Tackle 
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

69 Aghafad Road 
Donemana 

BT82 0QG

078 7499 9236 Yes

Distributors outside Northern Ireland 

Name Address Telephone Loughs Agency
licence 
distributor

Ballybofey Chamber of Commerce (Loughs Agency rod licences only)

Railway Road 
Stranorlar 
County Donegal
+353 (0)74 913 2377 Yes
Bernard McGuinness 
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

Main Street
Culdaff
County Donegal 

+353 (0)8777 70626 Yes
Billy Vance 
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

Milltown
Convoy  
County Donegal 

+353 (0)7491 47290

Yes
Frankies Bar
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)
Killygordon
County Donegal
+353 (0)74 914 9240 Yes
International Fishing Centre Ltd Belturbet
County Cavan
+353 (0)49 952 2616 No
Ireland Fishing Trips  13 Whitestrand
Aylesbury Park
Strandhill
County Sligo
+353 (0)71 910 0143 No

Loughs Agency
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

D'arcy Magee Court
Dundalk Street
Carlingford
County Lough
+353 (0)42 938 3888 Yes

More useful links

  • Angling - what you need to go fishing 
  • Angling
  • Where can I fish in Northern Ireland?

For enquires about angling licences / permits and refunds contact Inland Fisheries – Portadown Office. For general enquiries contact Inland Fisheries - DAERA.

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Angling - what you need to go fishing

  • Angling licence and permit distributors
  • Angling permits
  • Angling rod licences
  • Angling rules
  • Buy rod licences, permits and River Bush day tickets
  • Endorsements to fish both DAERA and Loughs Agency
  • Fishing tips for beginners
  • Have proof to show you’re fishing legally
  • Rod licence and permit prices
  • Sea angling
  • Water safety tips for anglers

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