Salmon and Trout Fishing Seasons in Scotland

The salmon fishing season in Scotland is

from early February until late October.

There are several regional variations to this which you can find as listed below.

The Brown Trout Season is from the

15th of March until the 6th of October.

Rainbow Trout
There is no closed season for rainbow trout as they are not an indigenous
species to the united kingdom and they can be fished for all year round.

A number of commercial fisheries are now staying open over the winter months
and rainbow trout fishing can be found throughout the year, weather permitting.

Coarse fishing and sea fishing is also permitted all year round.

There is no national rod licence required in Scotland as there is in England. Permits for most of the river systems can be obtained from a variety of local sources such as tackle shops or hotels etc. Commercial fishery permits are usually obtained on site at the fishing hut or Lodge or shop.

Annual fishing season
(all dates inclusive)

Add

16th Feb - 31st Oct

Annan

25th Feb - 15th Nov

Applecross

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Arnisdale

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Awe

11th Feb - 15th Oct

Baa and Goladoir

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Badachro and Kerry

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Balgay and Shieldaig

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Beauly

11th Feb - 15th Oct

Bladnoch

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Brora

1st Feb - 15th Oct

Caithness

Berriedale

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Dunbeath

11th Feb - 15th Oct

Forss

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Thurso

11th Jan - 5th Oct

Wick

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Carradale

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Carron (West Coast)

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Clyde and Leven

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Conon (Part)

11th Feb - 30th Sept

Conon (Part)

11th Feb - 30th Sept

Cree

1st March - 14th Oct

Creran (Loch Creran)

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Crowe and Shiel (Loch Duich)

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Dee (Aberdeenshire)

Dee

1st Feb - 30th Sept

R Carron

11th Feb - 31st Oct

R Cowie

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Dee (Kirkcudbright)

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Deveron

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Don

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Doon

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Drummachloy (Bute)

16th Feb - 15th Oct

Eachaig

1st May - 31st Oct

Esks

Bervie

25th Feb - 31st Oct

North Esk

16th Feb - 31st Oct

South Esk

16th Feb - 31st Oct

Ewe

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Findhorn

11th Feb - 30th Sept

Fleet (Kirkcudbright)

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Fleet (Sutherland)

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Forth

1st Feb - 31st Oct

Girvan

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Glenelg

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Gruinard and Little Gruinard

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Halladale

12th Jan - 30th Sept

Helmsdale

11th Jan - 30th Sept

Inner (Jura)

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Iorsa (Arran)

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Kannaird

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Kinloch (Kyle of Tongue)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Kishorn

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Kyle of Sutherland

11th Jan - 30th Sept

Laggan and Sorn (Islay)

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Little Loch Broom

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Loch Long

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Lochaber

Ailort

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Aline

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Gour

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Kilchoan (Loch Nevis)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Leven

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Lochy

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Moidart

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Morar

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Sanda

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Scaddle

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Shiel (Loch Shiel)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Sunart (Loch)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Lossie

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Luce

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Lussa (Mull)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Nairn

11th Feb - 7th Oct

Naver and Borgie

12th Jan - 30th Sept

Nell, Feochan and Euchar

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Ness

15th Jan - 15th Oct

Nith

25th Feb - 31st Nov

North and West

Grudie or Dionard

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Hope and Polla

12th Jan - 30th Sept

Inchard

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Inver

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Kirkaig

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Laxford

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Orkney Islands

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Ormsary

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Pennygowan and Aros (Mull)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

R Irvine

R Garnock

25th Feb - 31st Oct

R Irvine

25th Feb - 15th Nov

Ruel

16th Feb - 31st Oct

Shetland Islands

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Skye

11th Feb - 15th Oct

Spey

11th Feb - 30th Sept

Stinchar

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Strathy

12th Jan - 30th Sept

Tay

R Earn

1st Feb - 31st Oct

R Eden

5th Feb - 31st Oct

Tay

15th Jan - 15th Oct

Torridon

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Tweed

1st Feb - 30th Nov

Ugie

10th Feb - 31st Oct

Ullapool (Loch Broom)

11th Feb - 21st Oct

Urr

25th Feb - 30th Nov

Western Isles

Clayburn

25th Feb - 31st Oct

East Lewis

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Fincastle

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Howmore

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Loch Roag

11th Feb - 16th Oct

Mullanageren

25th Feb - 31st Oct

Resort

11th Feb - 31st Oct

Ythan

11th Feb - 21st Oct

The information for the salmon fishing seasons was reproduced
with kind permission of The Assocation of Salmon Fishery Boards

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