With the some rain and the continued drop in temperature in both the air and the water and the rise in water levels albeit small we have lifted the temporary suspension today 27th June 2023.. We just ask for a common sense approach when members are handling fish , please do it carefully. The river …
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Jun 14
Temporary Suspension of Fishing
Omagh Anglers Association have now put a temporary suspension on club waters due to the extreme heat and prevailing low water conditions. we will notify of any change as soon as possible. Club permit holders are asked to use common sense and refrain from angling in such conditions. Fish caught in such environmental conditions have …
Feb 07
80th Annual General Meeting 2023 Mellon Country Inn 23 Feb 7.30pm
The Association will be holding the AGM on the 23rd Feb 2023 in the Mellon Country Inn at 7.30pm sharp. It will be great to have the AGM as normal again and I am sure you will look forward to meeting up with friends. It has been a difficult few years with Covid and the …
May 15
Camowen Hydro Electric Project.
Hi All, yes this has reared its ugly head once more. Can I urgently ask that you contact your local Council Representative and ask them to vote against this. We fought Omagh District Council alongside FASTA and the Ulster Angling Federation (UAF)for 7 long years from 2007 to 2014 regarding this blot on the river …
Apr 19
Revetment and Re-habilitation Project Stage 1. Tree planting on the Camowen and Cloughfin Rivers.
Omagh Anglers Association in conjunction with the Loughs Agency and Woodland Trust have undertaken with permission of local landowners a tree planting initiative to assist with the re-habilitation of the local river banks and to also assist in preventing flood waters removing more of the river bank. This is stage one of the project. Further …
Mar 24
Membership Fees for Season 2021 during lock-down due to Covid 19
We are still in very strange times , and I would guess that none of us have seen the likes of it in our lifetimes, However as an Association we have to keep up with the administrative end of running the club and we must discharge our obligations to Riparian owners and pay rents as …
Sep 10
REMEMBER CATCH RETURNS MUST BE IN BEFORE 15TH NOVEMBER
(Click below for extra pages on OAA Catch Return Form) OAA Catch Return Form Catch returns on all species in Omagh Anglers waters are mandatory from the 2019 Season onwards! As an Association we have no figures to combat pollution incidents or how many salmon /trout are being caught in our waters and from this …
Apr 03
Letter from Loughs Agency to All Anglers
3rd April 2020 Re: COVID-19 Dear Angler I hope this correspondence finds you and your families safe and well. These are unprecedented times for us all. Loughs Agency continues to review the most recent announcements from the governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland. We urge the angling community to follow the guidance provided and to …
Oct 03
Catch and Release from 1st October 2023 Season, as agreed at the AGM by the Members.
On February 23rd 2023 at the AGM it was proposed from the floor and with a majority vote that the Association would make all waters of the Association Catch and Release for Salmon fishing from 1st October again this year. It was decided that from this date that all salmon caught should be returned carefully …
Aug 17
New Picnic area and parking at Stonebridge
May 2019 seen the completion of the area near the Stonebridge prepared by the Friends of the Glens group and with a donation from Omagh Anglers Association. A new parking and picnic area at the junction just over the Stonebridge is provided and anglers can take a well earned break at the large stone picnic …
