Waterways Ireland is responsible for angling on the Grand and Royal Canals and on sections of the Barrow Navigation and Shannon-Erne Waterway. The Central Fisheries Board under contract to Waterways Ireland carry out fisheries development, weed management and manage water quality on these waterways.

The management of angling on the Erne System, Lower Bann Navigations, Shannon-Erne Waterway and Shannon Navigation is managed by a number of different organisations.

On the Lower Bann Navigation and Lough Erne the management and development of the fisheries is undertaken by the Department of Culture and Leisure - Inland Fisheries and is conserved by the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland.

Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland
1 Mahon Rd,
Portadown,
Craigavon,
Co Armagh,
BT62 3EE
Tel no 044 28 3833 4666
Website www.fcbni.com

For game fishing on the Lower Bann contact

Bann Systems
Cutts House
54 Castleroe Rd
Coleraine
BT51 3RL Tel no 044 28 7034 4796

The Ulster Coarse Fishing Federation supports coarse fishing on the Lower Bann and Lough Erne and can be contacted via

Robert Buick
Chairman
7 Knockvale Grove
Belfast BT5 6HL

On the Shannon Navigation the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board manages the fisheries and can be contacted at:
Military Rd, Birr, Co Offaly
Tel no 0353 509 21777 Website: www.shannon-fisheryboard.ie

Coarse angling on all the waterways in the Republic of Ireland is supported by the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland and can be contacted through Mark Heffernan, Coistra, Clogherhead, Tel no 0252 41 9822772 Website www.ncffi.net