The 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.

The information listed throughout this site is for guidance purposes only and we cannot guarantee that every detail is correct so always check direct with the relevant fishery.



Salmon Fishery District


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

http://www.asfb.org.uk/


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