Anglers seek fishing ban after landslide
North Kerry Anglers’ Association and the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board are asking Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Eamon Ryan to introduce a bylaw to halt angling in the River Smearla, an important salmon and sea trout nursery.
Liquefied peat also swamped the three local rivers, where it was estimated a total of 8,000 fish had been wiped out.
