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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