Angling Notes: IFI to tap anglers’ knowledge via Lough Sheelin survey

A new survey to tap into the knowledge of trout anglers on Lough Sheelin, was launched last week by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI).
Entitled Fleksi, the survey features questions for anglers about their catch and aspects of the fishery now, compared to when they first started fishing on the lake.
Anglers spend many hours observing nature and the fish they catch. This local ecological knowledge is valuable and has potential for citizen science that can provide important insights for fisheries management into the future.
Wild brown trout are known to feed opportunistically on seasonal gluts of prey such as mayflies, midges, sedge-flies, etc. To select artificial flies and lures that ‘match the hatch’, a …

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