Results of second Brown Tag Draw for the Roughty River

On Wednesday April 16^th, a draw took place to allocate 19 Brown Tags for the taking of salmon on the Roughty River. The requirement to hold a brown tag is set out in Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations, signed into law by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, T.D.  More information on the Roughty River brown tag lottery is available here.

A total of 74 valid entries were received from salmon rod licence holders. Each was assigned a number in advance of the draw.

Twenty-four (24) numbers were randomly generated. The first 19 successful entrants will be issued a brown tag no later than Friday April 18^th . The final 5 numbers are reserved in case an angler declines or returns the tag allocated to them.

The draw was conducted by Sean Long (RBD Director) and observed by Chris Scanlan (Fisheries Officer) and Robert Steven (Corporate Communications Officer).

The selected numbers are:

1. 2025207
2. 2025208
3. 2025210
4. 2025212
5. 2025219
6. 2025220
7. 2025224
8. 2025225
9. 2025229
10. 2025233
11. 2025237
12. 2025245
13. 2025250
14. 2025252
15. 2025253
16. 2025254
17. 2025257
18. 2025272
19. 2025274

The 5 reserve numbers are:

1. 2025221

1. 2025223

1. 2025228

1. 2025255

1. 2025271

The Brown Tags will be issued by post.

The third Roughty Brown Tag Lottery will open for entries at the fisheriesireland.ie website from Monday May 19^th until midnight on Sunday June 8^th, with the draw taking place on June 12^th .

The fourth and final Roughty Brown Tag Lottery for 2025 will open for entries at the fisheriesireland.ie website from Monday July 14^th until midnight on Sunday August 3^rd, with the draw taking place on August 6^th .