National sea angler app shows Dogfish, Mackerel, Seabass, Flounder and Whiting were the top 5 fish species landed in 2025
- Donegal, Sligo and Galway were hotspots for sea angling last year
- Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking more anglers to sign up to a voluntary citizen science app that records their sea angling catches
Other information submitted by shore and boat anglers during 2025 showed that:
- Counties Donegal, Sligo and Galway were hotspots for sea angling;
- On average, the individual angler caught more than three fish per trip;
- Catch and release rates were over 90%;
- Over the year, each angler caught about seven different species.
- Anglers have been logging their trips on IFI’s free IMREC Diary since 2021, and the information collected has become an important tool in improving our understanding of fish stocks around the Irish coastline. Link to IMREC site
The online diary makes it easy to record your fishing trips. Diarists can log catches, upload photos, note details such as tide, weather conditions, bait used, and even look back over previous sessions using their own personalised interactive map.
The IMREC Diary is not available through Google Play or the Apple App Store. Instead, it is a web-based app that can be accessed through your internet browser. You can sign up here.
Active IMREC diarists are entered into regular prize draws. So even if the fishing was slow, your trip could still pay off—just make sure to log it in your IMREC Diary.
Congratulations to Tom Keal, the winner of February’s draw. Hopefully, Tom will land even more fish in the months ahead.
