I really do not know how tourists manage with the mess that is the permit and licence world of fishing in Northern Ireland, particularly in the Foyle area.
I have booked a trip with foylefishing.com for some salmon fishing at the beginning of July. We both have game rod licences, we also need a Lough Agency Short Licences, and I think a DCAL short licence. Both those pages are confusing as hell. To top it off the permits from each of the different angling clubs cost different prices based on which licences you have.
Danny that runs foylefishing.com often talks about the mess of the set up on his website. It really needs to be revamped and the process simplified. I decided to book Danny as a guide for a few reasons, but I admit one of the main ones was to guide me through the maze of permits and licences.
The licence and permits websites are a disaster, a real lack of joined up thinking or and valuable information.