NIFCA are now able to receive card payments for all permit types. Payments can be made both in the office and over the phone so please feel free to come in to see us or call on 01670 797 676, during our office opening hours.

Please note that the NIFCA office opening hours for the holiday season are as follow:

• Thursday, 24 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Friday, 25 December 2015: CLOSED
• Monday, 28 December 2015: CLOSED
• Tuesday, 29 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Wednesday, 30 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Thursday, 31 December 2015: CLOSED
• Friday, 1 December 2016: CLOSED

Regular office opening hours (9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday) will resume from Monday, 4 January 2016.

The NIFCA office opening hours for the holiday season are as follow:

• Thursday, 24 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Friday, 25 December 2015: CLOSED
• Monday, 28 December 2015: CLOSED
• Tuesday, 29 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Wednesday, 30 December 2015: OPEN, 9am – 12 noon
• Thursday, 31 December 2015: CLOSED
• Friday, 1 December 2016: CLOSED

Regular office opening hours (9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday) will resume from Monday, 4 January 2016.

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

NIFCA Chairman Robert Arckless said regarding our new Byelaw Package:-

“I would like to thank the Officer team, Northumberland IFCA Members, and all of our stakeholders who have participated in the process of updating and renewing byelaws which have now received formal approval from the Secretary of State.  This is a has been a long and complex procedure, not without its challenges and it is good to have reached a positive conclusion.”

Find a link to our latest byelaws HERE

See our latest edition of NIFCA News, welcoming our new byelaws HERE

BUT PLEASE NOTE that our NEW Fixed Engine Byelaw has now been brought into legal effect by DEFRA – Please follow this link to our NIFCA Byelaw Booklet to read the full byelaw text.

See the link HERE to our new byelaws booklet.

We will be holding events to answer any questions which you may have about the new byelaw package and discuss other current NIFCA issues and welcome all who would like to attend one of these events. Each will run from 6pm – 8pm and will be held as follows:-

At the Fourways, Amble Development Trust on Wednesday 9^th December 2015

At the Olde Ship Inn, Seahouses on Thursday 10^th December 2015

At the NIFCA Office, 8 Ennerdale Road, Blyth on Tuesday 15^th December 2015

Please see HERE for our latest press release about the above.

Following the release of our new byelaw booklet, please see HERE for our poster about the use of edible crab as bait for recreational rod fishing.