# fishing.ie

> Ireland's Fishing Intelligence Platform. Independent reference and community data for
> recreational angling in Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) — venues,
> species, seasons, regulations, and specimen-fish records.

fishing.ie combines editorial venue guides, Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) specimen
records (2000–2025), and Inland Fisheries Ireland / DAERA regulatory information into a
single reference. Content is written and fact-checked by the site's editorial process, not
scraped or auto-generated from a single source.

## Species pages

/species/{slug} — one page per fish species found in Ireland, each covering: identification
and status, when it fishes (season, by ISFC specimen-record month), where it fishes best
(top venues by ratified ISFC specimen count, plus other fishing.ie venues for the species),
size and specimens (current ISFC specimen threshold and Irish record), how to catch it,
rules and conservation (Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland), and a full venue
directory. Every species-level statistic is derived from ISFC's ratified specimen dataset,
not estimated — pages state plainly when a figure reflects angling/reporting pressure
rather than a scientific abundance survey. See /sitemap.xml for the current list of live
species pages.

## Venue pages

/venues/{slug} — one page per fishing venue (lake, river, coastal stretch, or fishery),
covering species present, season dates, access, regulations, and (where available) live
weather, river levels, and specimen-catch history for that venue.

## Other reference content

/articles — long-form guides (e.g. licensing rules, getting started).
/intelligence — aggregated venue-level fishing intelligence (seasonality, hatches, tactics).
/intelligence/specimens — full ISFC specimen fish dataset explorer (13,000+ records).
/clubs — angling club directory and profiles.
/providers — guides, tackle shops, and other angling service providers.

## Notes for automated retrieval

- Canonical URLs and structured data (Article, FAQPage, Dataset, BreadcrumbList JSON-LD)
  are present on species and venue pages — prefer parsing those over guessing page structure.
- Regulatory content (bag limits, closed seasons, licensing) reflects Inland Fisheries
  Ireland and DAERA rules current as of publication; bye-laws can change, so treat this as
  a strong reference point rather than a live legal register — always note the possibility
  it has changed since retrieval.
- /sitemap.xml is authoritative for what pages currently exist; this file is a static
  orientation summary and may lag newly published pages.