Four men convicted for illegal salmon angling offences in County Sligo

Four men have been convicted for separate illegal salmon angling offences in County Sligo.

Inland Fisheries Ireland has secured the convictions, with fines and costs of more than €6,000 levied.

In one case, a man snorkelled offshore to capture wild Atlantic salmon.

In another incident a man took a salmon from a catch-and-release river, and placed it into a rucksack before attempting to leave by bike.

In separate cases, two men were prosecuted for failing to produce a salmon licence or a permit to fish.