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:

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

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
DAERA 

Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs 
Inland Fisheries
First Floor
Klondyke Building
Gasworks
Cromac Avenue
Belfast
BT7 2JA

 0300 200 7860
(outside NI +4428 9151 3101)		 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
Co. Antrim
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

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 Portadown Fisheries Branch  1 Mahon Road
Clounagh
Portadown
Craigavon
BT62 3EE		 0300 200 7860
(outside NI +44 2891 513101)		 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
Downpatrick Tourist Information Centre St Patrick's Centre
53a Market Street
Downpatrick
BT30 6LZ		 028 4461 2233 No
Four Seasons 47 Main Street
Newcastle
BT33 0AD 		 028 4372 5078 Yes
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
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
Fermanagh
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  
Ireland Fishing Ltd Watermills Lodge
Kilmore Quay South
Lisnaskea
BT92 0DT		 028 6772 4369  
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
County Londonderry
BT46 5AE

028 7964 
2672

 

 Yes
Duncrun Fishing Lakes 
(Loughs Agency rod licences only)

76 Duncrun Road Limavady
BT47 0JD

 07842 119953 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
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 2 944 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  
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 
County Tyrone

 

 07874 999236 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

Roe Valley Guns and Tackle

 

Unit 15
Glenshane Enterprise Park
Ballyquinn Road
Dungiven 
County Derry/Londonderry

 028 7774 2944 Yes

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