Online draw for ‘brown tags’ on Roughty River, Co. Kerry

Inland Fisheries Ireland is running a lottery draw for 'brown tags' associated with Kerry's Roughty River.

Anglers who win a brown tag can catch and keep a wild Atlantic salmon or a sea trout caught at the river.

A total of 74 brown tags are available for the Roughty River in 2025. These 74 tags will be distributed through anglers with a valid rod licence through four draws in the 2025 season.

The first draw is on Wednesday, February 26th, 2025. Entries are invited from January 31st until midnight on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025. The entry form is below. 

Information about the draw

There are 19 tags available to be won at this first draw.

Those who receive a brown tag should place them on the fish - along with a blue tag - as proof it was lawfully caught and may be retained for private use.  

To enter the draw, anglers must provide their Name, Contact Address, Telephone Number and 2024 Salmon Licence number. This is the only method to apply for a brown tag.  Anglers may only fish one brown tag over the full season. Multiple applications will be disqualified. 

Salmon licences are available online at store.fishinginireland.info 

Brown tags will be posted to the successful applicants in advance of the opening date of March 15th.

Anglers who are not allocated a brown tag are permitted to fish for salmon on a catch-and-release basis on the Roughty River, where the salmon is returned safely to the same waterbody. 

All anglers must use catch-and-release methods only, involving single or double barbless hooks. Use of worms as bait is not permitted.