The Central Fisheries Board are contracted by Waterways Ireland to manage the fisheries development, weed management and water quality on the Royal Canal, the Grand Canal, the Barrow Navigation and a part of the Shannon-Erne Waterway.

On the Shannon Navigation the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board manages the fisheries.

On the Lower Bann Navigation and Lough Erne, the Department of Culture, Arts & Leisure (DCAL) is responsible for the management and development of the fisheries.

For game fishing on the Lower Bann contact:
Bann Systems
Cutts House
54 Castleroe Rd
Coleraine
BT51 3RL
Tel no +44 (0)28 7034 4796

Coarse angling in the north and south of Ireland whether as club members or as individual anglers is supported by the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland.