Safe Fishing for exercise and wellbeing

allow rivers and other forms of fishing to be opened up once again, small salmon fishing rivers and clubs across the country rely on membership and day ticket anglers to survive, with that being the only income they have coming in. With no business as such and no rateable value clubs are not able to access any grant schemes, however the seasonal rent/river levvies is still payable to boards and landowners to which right now most like us will be unable to pay, which means clubs won't be around next year and no one salmon fishing.

it is important for not for the survival of salmon fishing in general and other forms of fishing businesses like lochs and reservoirs, which with some planning, online permits only it is a solitary and naturally social distancing sport/pastime as well as exercise, it also allows disabled anglers a form of exercise but more importantly mental wellbeing.

Like our beat it is on a river, permits and day tickets are bookable online and anglers have over 1.5 miles to fish the river without the need to come into contact with any other anglers.

Even shore, pier and other forms of sea fishing can all be done well withing social guidelines and indeed isolation without being near anyone. Essentially the number 1 sport in the country and a huge source of income, it is paramount that angling is given consideration to be included very soon in the allowed forms of exercise.

For rivers and reservoirs it can be limited to local area negating the requirement to travel any great distance.

As a small river salmon club, as are most up and down the country, for survival to continue we ask seriously as in Ireland and other countries fishing is allowed once again.