Protest at Donegal County Council Offices, Lifford

Anglers protest outside Donegal County Council Offices, Lifford, for freedom to fish.

Fishery officers charging local anglers

Picture shows fishery officers charging local anglers for fishing the Gweebarra river without a permit.

Locals and their people before them who fished this river for over a 100 years are now denied access to it, in an area of Donegal where there are very little other past times other than fishing.

Father Mark, of the Capuchin Friary

Father Mark, of the Capuchin Friary, Ards who opens his 2008 season with a lovely brown trout on Lough Nacally, Churchill, this was his first outing of the year and the trout was caught on a Green Olive fly. Permits for Lough Nacally and its neighbouring waters can be got at Top Tackle, 55 Port Road , Letterkenny, Tel : 074 9167545. Photo by Joe Boyle of Top Tackle.