Lower Shannon Salmon Fishery – Permit Rules
Salmon fishing is permitted in the part of the River Shannon from the downstream face of the bridge in O’Briensbridge to Thomond Bridge in Limerick City, excluding the Castleconnell Fishery. (a separate permit is required to fish the Castleconnell Fishery).
Salmon angling on the Shannon is allowed only on a “Catch and Release” basis. All salmon must be carefully handled and immediately returned to the wild. It is prohibited to use or attempt to use worms as bait or any fish hook other than a single barbless hook or a double barbless hook.
1)This Permit will be revoked immediately from any angler found in possession of a salmon.
2) Angling permitted during daylight hours only.
3) Angling shall be with single rod and line only.
4) Use of prawn / shrimp as bait is prohibited at all times.
5) Possession or use of a gaff is prohibited.
6) The use of electronic aids is prohibited.
7) Angling from boats is prohibited.
8) This Permit must be available at all times for inspection by ESB personnel or IFI officers. ESB reserve the right to refuse to furnish further annual, weekly or daily permits to any person found to be in breach of IFI or ESB angling regulation.
9) ESB or IFI Officers may withdraw this permit without notice upon breach of any of the conditions contained therein.
10) Possession of this permit does not confer the right on the holder of this permit to fish on ESB owned waters where the permit holder has had his permission to fish ESB owned waters revoked.
11) ESB maintain the right to refuse to sell an ESB angling permit to any angler who has previously had an ESB angling permit withdrawn by ESB or IFI Officers.
12) This permit is issued subject to a full and proper return of the numbers of all fish caught and released to Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Location Based Rules
Lower Shannon
13) Angling is not permitted within 200 metres of Parteen Weir or any ESB dam.
14) Angling prohibited on the Headrace and Tailrace of Ardnacrusha Generating Station.
15) Angling from the bridge, or from within 10 metres upstream or downstream of the bridge, in O’Briensbridge is prohibited.
16) The end of the Tailrace for Ardnacrusha Generating Station is marked by 2 stakes – angling is prohibited upstream of this point and for a distance of 20 metres downstream of this point.
