Fishery policy destroying Feale

During the 2012 angling season Mt Collins/Brosna Anglers Association put a lot of information we had in our possession into the public domain in an effort to highlight the shocking demise of a once famous river called the Feale.

We had painstakingly compiled our information from very reliable sources and we were quite willing to share the information with anyone who was interested in seeking to reverse the decline in the number of salmon and sea trout entering the river. Our first priority as a club has always been to have a sustainable fishery and we firmly believe that the conservation limit for the Feale should be strictly adhered to on a year-by-year basis.

Early in 2012 we warned anyone that cared to listen that the conservation limit for the Feale of 4,323 salmon would not be met. We now know that the actual number of salmon that were registered through the counter was 3,788 salmon. If we now subtract the estimated catch by anglers of 700 salmon from the counter figure of 3,788, it tells us that the conservation limit of 4,323 salmon is short by 1,235.