Game Angling Ireland

METHOD:trap (eel trap)
BAIT:random (speices) fish heads and other leftovers.
PART OF RIVER: pool at side of river
RESULTS: trout, minnow, stickle back and a FROG???
WATER DEPT: 10feet

made an eel trap from sheets of expandeble metal. tried it out in the river by the back of my house and you can see results above. the biggest fish was over 20cm. the frog i was suprised by for the dept and god knows how long he was under.

Hey Conor,

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but..the central fisheries board says....

Eel fishing is closed until 2012. The prospect of re-opening the eel fishery will be considered at that time, following a review of the data collated as a result of scientific sampling provided for in the draft plan.

* Bye-law No C.S. 303, 2009 prohibits fishing for eel, or possessing or selling eel caught in a Fishery District in the State until June 2012.
* Bye-Law No 858, 2009 prohibits the issue of eel fishing licences by the regional fisheries boards in any Fishery District.

In addition, any unattended static fish trap without license is classified as illegal and you could theoretically be done for poaching.

Regards,

Denis

And why would you post illegal activity in both the Game and Course fishing sections?

Concur with the other posts, illegal activity. Did you go out and shoot a few eggs in the nest followed by some Badger baiting ??? Eel Trap LOL and to think some consider that "Angling"

i had an eel trap just made but i know now it is illegal so it hasn't gone down the trap the trout were caught in was only a 1foot long trap for lampreys i would like to tell ye that every thing i do is catch and release and i have been studying the little eels (lamreys) for years i get weights' lenghts you name it but i have now removed it and if anyone knows if it is legal to fish for eels for i only release i don't know how any one can kill them its cruel

I'm almost certain it's illegal to even target them. In fairness to the rule the eel stocks are decimated in Ireland, 10 years ago you'd fill a keepnet with them while course fishing on the Shannon or in Moycullen, I don't think I've even seen one in the past year.