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Buy rod licences, permits and River Bush day tickets

You can buy your Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) rod licence, permits, River Bush day tickets and DAERA Endorsements via the green link below.

Before you start

You will need:

  • your name, address and date of birth
  • your National Insurance Number if you're applying for a disabled rod licence and permit
  • to read and understand the conditions of sale before you buy
  • a Northern Ireland  Identity Assurance (NIDA) sign-in - you may need to create a new account

Note: Fishing licences from England and Wales are not valid in Northern Ireland.

    Buy licence, permit or day ticket

    Distributors

    You can also buy your rod licence, permit or day tickets from a DAERA authorised distributor.  

    Inland Fisheries

    If you have any problems with the online system, DAERA fishing licences and permits can be bought by contacting the Inland Fisheries Portadown Office.

    Privacy and accessibility

    You can find out how any personal information you send to DAERA Inland Fisheries when using this service will be handled by viewing their privacy notice. 

    • Accessibility statement for angling license, permit and enforcement system (LPE)

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    • Angling
    • Game and coarse fishing seasons
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    River Bush

    • Angling on River Bush - day ticket stretches
    • Angling on River Bush - non day ticket stretches
    • Angling on River Bush day ticket stretches - prices
    • Angling River Bush day ticket - rules, directions
    • Buy rod licences, permits and River Bush day tickets

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