Fisheries outside the Public Angling Estate

These are private fisheries in Northern Ireland that are available to the public. Anglers will need to buy a 'Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) or Loughs Agency rod licence and a permit or day ticket for these fisheries.

Permits and day tickets

To have permission to fish the private waters listed below, you need to buy a permit or day ticket from the fishery owner.

A private fishery owner can be a person, company or angling club.

You cannot buy a permit or day ticket without a rod licence.

Buy rod licences, permits and River Bush day tickets

Open seasons for rod and line

The open seasons in the DAERA licensing area are:

1 February to 30 September - Lough Melvin
1 March to 31 October - all other waters

Rainbow trout open season for rod and line

There is no close season for rainbow trout on waters outside the Public Angling Estate which have been designated by DAERA as rainbow trout waters.

The open season for coarse fishing is all year.

Rainbow trout fisheries

Unless shown, these private fisheries are not part of the DAERA Public Angling Estate. Before fishing in any of these fisheries, anglers must have permission from the fishery owner:

County Antrim

Beechgrove Fisheries, Cullybackey
Cairn Farm Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus
Cornmill Fishery
Craigmore Fishery, Randalstown
Cranogue Fishery
Dalways Lake
Green Road, Mill Ponds, Ballyclare
Kilgad Fishery
McCutcheon's Lake, Aghalee
Murloc Angling Centre, Aghalee
Potterswall Reservoir
Quoilie Reservoirs, Broughshane
Raloo Fishery
Springwater Meadow Lakes one and two
Straid Lake
Tildarg Fishery
Turnagrove Fishery
Upper Pond, The Waterworks, Cavehill Road, Belfast
Woodford Farm Fishery

County Armagh

Drummanbeg Lake, Lurgan
Islandderry Lake, Dromore Road, Lurgan
Lisanoe Lake

County Down

Altnadue Lough
Ash Cottage Fishery Ballydugan, Lake
Ballygrangee Fishery
Ballywillwill Lake, Annsborough
Bridgewater Fishery
Carrickmannon Lake
Cleland's Lake, Crossgar
Corbet Lake
Dairy Fishery Pond
Derryleckagh Lake
Donaldson's Lake, Holywood
Drum Lough
Finnebrogue Fisheries
Gibson's Lough
Gilford Fishery
Gills Lough, Tullywest
Hazelwood Rainbow Trout Fishery
High Dam, Newtownards
Hoggs Lough, Tullywest
Kernan Lake
Lower Ballysallagh Reservoir
Lower Conlig Reservoir
Magheralagan Lake
Marybrook Fisheries
Montalto Lake
Movilla Lake
Shane's Lough, Dundrum
The Egg Cup, Dundrum
Tonaghmore Reservoir
Trench Farm Pond
Waterfall Lodge, Trout Fishery

County Fermanagh

Castlehume Lough
Lough Coolyermer

County Derry/ Londonderry

Ballylagan Lake
Ballyrashane Reservoir
Cashel Lake View Trout Fishery
Cromore Road, Portstewart
Dunalis Reservoir
Gauger's Inn Fishery Lake
Loughinsholin Put and Take Fishery
Moorbrook Lodge, Castlerock
Springwell Fishery
Stonefalls Trout Fishery, Castlerock
Turnaface Fishery
Washing Lough of Manor Golf and Fishing Club

County Tyrone

Altmore Fishery
Annaginney Stillwater Trout Fishery
Aughadarragh Fishery
Ballagh Lake
Dungannon Park Lake
Eskragh Lough
Glenkeen Fishery, Caledon Road, Aughnacloy
Hazelden Fishery
Martray Lough
Rectory Lodge Trout Fishery
Termon Trout Fishery

Loughs Agency

For more information on fisheries under Loughs Agency control, visit their website:

Loughs agency

Game angling clubs

For information on game angling clubs in Northern Ireland, contact the Ulster Angling Federation.

Coarse fishing

For information on coarse fishing in Northern Ireland, email Jack Tisdall at Ulster Coarse Fishing Federation:

email: jacktisdall@btinternet.com

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

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