Buy rod licences, permits and River Bush day tickets
You can buy your Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) rod licence, permits and River Bush day tickets via the green link below.
Licences / permits for the 2022 season cannot be bought before 17 December 2021. If you buy licences / permits before this date they will be for the 2021 season. Three and 14 day licences can be bought until 31 December 2021.
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
To fish legally you will need both a rod licence and permit or day ticket. Use the green link below to buy these online. This includes concessionary disabled rod licences and permits.
By choosing ‘Combined Licence and Permit’ you can buy your annual or short-term rod licence and permit together.
To fish on the River Bush, each person must have a DAERA game rod licence and permit. Use the green link below if you want to check availability of the River Bush.
All angling licences, permits and day tickets available on this website are only valid for use in fisheries that are in the green area shown on the map below.
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.
More information
If you have a ‘Loughs Agency' full season rod licence, you’ll need to buy a ‘DAERA endorsement’ to fish both Loughs Agency and DAERA fishing areas. The endorsement costs £1.00 at the above green link.
But if you hold a ‘DAERA full season rod licence’ and wish to buy a ‘Loughs Agency endorsement’ to fish both DAERA and Loughs Agency fishing areas, you’ll need to go to Loughs Agency website The endorsement costs £1.00.
Anglers will no longer get a paper rod licence, permit or day ticket. Instead they will get an electronic record (e-record) with a unique reference number to confirm their payment. This may be in the form of an email if you buy online or receipt if you buy from a distributor.
Customers can still buy their rod licence, permit or day tickets from a DAERA authorised distributor.
If you have a query about your transaction, contact Inland Fisheries - DAERA.