All Anglers who intend fishing for Salmon or Sea Trout are required to be in possession of a valid Licence, Log Book and Tags. The List Below is of the different types of Salmon / Sea Trout Licences Available.

General salmon angling regulations

• All salmon (and sea trout over 40cm) kept must be tagged, and the logbook filled out accordingly.
• All Salmon must be tagged with a Blue Tag and some areas require an additional tag to be used 
• The salmon and sea trout season opens on January 1st in some fisheries. Most fisheries open at a later date (various dates up to the March 20th). Most fisheries close on September 30th with some exceptions which close on various dates between September 15th and October 12th.
• It is prohibited to keep or kill any sea trout in Connemara or the Ballinakill district.
• It is prohibited sell rod caught salmon or sea trout over 40cm between January 1st and October 31st

Bag Limits

Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout Bye-law No. 829, 2007 (Bag limit) The existing annual bag limit of 10 fish per angler for the 2010 season continues in rivers identified as being above their Conservation Limits.

• 3 salmon or sea trout (over 40cm) during the period from the start of the season to 11th May but not more than one fish on any day during that period,
• a daily bag limit of 3 fish from 12 May to 31 August and
• a daily bag limit of 1 fish from 1 September to the end of the season.