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The following is a press release issued by the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on the cost of Angling Permits for 2007 season

PUBLIC ANGLING ESTATE PERMITS FOR 2007

Maria Eagle MP, the Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure has announced the cost of angling permits for the 2007 season.

Making the announcement, the Minister said:  “Government remains committed to increasing participation in angling and I can confirm that for the fourth consecutive angling season there will be no increase in the cost of concessionary permits for senior citizens, juveniles and for disabled anglers.

“Angling plays an important role in tourism and rural regeneration and I have also decided that, in order to attract more visitors and tourists, there is to be no increase in the cost of three day and 14-day game and coarse angling permits.  Other charges have been increased in line with inflation.”

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure continues to publish its Angling Guide in two parts to provide separate information on the Game and Coarse Fisheries in the Public Angling Estate.  A copy of the appropriate Guide will be available free of charge to everyone who buys a DCAL permit and may be obtained either through our authorised distributors or directly from the Department.

The Department’s angling website at www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk has proved very popular and many anglers, including visitors and tourists, now use it to purchase DCAL angling permits and River Bush Day Tickets on-line. It is also a useful source to help keep anglers abreast of developments and issues regarding the Public Angling Estate.  

Highlighting the social benefits of angling the Minister said: “Angling provides health and social benefits and also enhances the quality of life, both for anglers and for rural communities. Like my predecessors I want to encourage more participation in angling, particularly amongst young people, the disabled and the over 60’s.  By holding the cost of these categories of permits I am confident that we can achieve this objective.”

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has announced the cost of angling permits for 2007. Anglers can obtain their permits on-line from the Department’s website at www.dcal-fishingni.gov.uk  The 2007 permit prices, including VAT, are as follows:

General Season Game Permit                                                      £59.50

Juvenile Season Game Permit                                                     £2.00

Local Season Game Permit                                                           £44.50

14-Day General Game Permit                                                       £15.00

3-Day General Game Permit                                                         £5.00

14-Day Coarse Permit (2 rods)                                                      £9.00

3-Day Coarse Permit (2 rods)                                                        £4.50

Annual Coarse Fishing Permit                                                     £22.00

Concessionary Game/Coarse Permit (Disabled/Pensioners)           £15.00

The price of all Angling Permits is increased by the current rate of inflation of 2.2%, rounded to the nearest 50p except for Concessionary, Juvenile and Tourist permits which are retained at their current price.

The price of River Bush day tickets to fish the special salmon beats for a full day non-DCAL permit holder ticket is set at £48.00 for the Town Stretch; £28.00 for the Leap Stretch and £34.00 for the New Stretch and the Dundarave Stretch and that the price of all other River Bush Day Tickets are set relative to these prices.

The 64 fisheries in the Department’s Public Angling Estate offer a wide variety of fishing, including wild salmon and trout angling, stocked brown and rainbow trout fisheries and a variety of coarse fisheries.  It consists of:

47 game fisheries;

14 coarse fisheries;

One mixed fishery; and

The renowned brown trout and coarse fishing on Upper and Lower Lough Erne 

Further information on all permit prices is available from Inland Fisheries, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, 3^rd floor, Interpoint, 20-24 York Street Belfast Bt151AQ.  Telephone 02890 258870, Fax 028 9025 8898 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it