A reCeNT collaboration between the state agency, inland Fisheries ireland, angling clubs and private individuals with close links to Lough Corrib is helping to improve matters for trout and salmon stocks in the catchment area. over recent years state funding has been decreasing for habitat improvement and stream rehabilitation work on salmonid spawning and nursery streams. Local angling clubs and concerned individuals have recognised this.
A joint initiative between Cairde Loch Coiribe and the Clydagh Foundation has sponsored spawning and nursery rehabilitation projects on a number of Corrib streams.
Cairde Loch Coiribe raises funds from various angling clubs around the lake through the Corrib Federation, while the Clydagh Foundation invests in enhancement projects on the Corrib spawning streams. inland Fisheries ireland (iFi) staff, who have years of expertise in this area, design and supervise the projects.
For more information on survey work carried out by inland Fisheries ireland, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie and www.wfdfish.ie