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  6. Where you can fish in Northern Ireland
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  8. Fisheries in County Antrim

Angling at Portna Canal

The canal stretch is readily accessible and is a popular pike fishery. Pike, perch, roach, bream and eels are abundant. Fishing at Portna is restricted to the stretch below the locks. Upstream of the locks is inaccessible and dangerous due to the rocky banks.

Portna Canal is closed due to dredging work by Waterways Ireland.

Key information 

Nearest town Kilrea
Area/length 0.4km
Species pike, roach, perch, bream and hybrids
Season all year
Methods all lawful methods including ground bait and maggots for coarse fish
Daily bag limit one pike per person/four coarse fish per day
Size limit pike weighing 4kg and over and coarse longer than 25cm must be returned to the water
Boats fishing from boats is not permitted
Licence DAERA coarse rod licence: Coarse rod licence prices from DAERA
Permit DAERA coarse permit:  Coarse angling permit prices from DAERA

How to get there

  • Location on Google maps

Portna is situated off the A54 Kilrea-Portglenone Road. Leave Kilrea and travel 0.24 miles. Turn left for a short distance and then left again to the canal area. Click the map for more information.

Other places to fish

  • DAERA Public Angling Estate fisheries
  • Fisheries outside the Public Angling Estate

More useful links

  • Angling - what you need to go fishing
  • Angling 
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Fisheries in County Antrim

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  • Angling at Ballymoney River
  • Angling at Broadwater Canal
  • Angling at Copeland (Marshallstown)
  • Angling at Dungonnell Lough
  • Angling at Killylane Reservoir
  • Angling at Lough na Cranagh and Lough Doo
  • Angling at Lower South Woodburn
  • Angling at Middle South Woodburn
  • Angling at Movanagher Canal
  • Angling at North Woodburn
  • Angling at Portna Canal
  • Angling at River Lagan Shaw's Bridge stretch
  • Angling at River Lagan Stranmillis Stretch
  • Angling at River Maine
  • Angling at River Margy, Carey and Glenshesk
  • Angling at Stoneyford Reservoir
  • Angling at Toome Canal
  • Angling at Upper South Woodburn
  • Angling on Lough Mourne

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