Salmon fishing: final river gradings for the 2024 season

Alphabetical list of tables showing the final gradings for the 2024 season now in place through the currently active regulations.


River gradings: Loch Roag to Ruel

The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023 has full details for the area you are interested in.

The River Ness, assessed at a grade 1 is awarded grade 2 status to reflect the lower grading of the Grade 2 River Moriston SAC in the catchment.

There is no individual river data held for 8 districts. These remain Grade 3 for 2024.

District

River Name 

Outflow point

2024

Loch Roag

Caslabhat and Tamanabhaigh - Abhainn Caslabhat

NB 0354 3136

3

Loch Roag

Caslabhat and Tamanabhaigh - Abhainn Tamanabhaigh

NB 0404 2014

3

Loch Roag

Forsa River (Lewis)

NB 0533 3260

1

Loch Roag

Langavat SAC 

NB 2155 2968

1

Loch Roag

Loch Morsgail system

NB 1387 2427

3

Loch Roag

Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh and Geisiada - Abhainn Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh

NB 1017 3255

3

Loch Roag

Mhor a' Ghlinne Ruaidh and Geisiada - Loch Geisiadar system

NB 1131 3221

3

Loch Roag

River Barvas 

NB 3404 5079

2

Loch Roag

River Blackwater (Lewis) 

NB 2339 3140

1

Loch Roag

River Carloway 

NB 2021 4245

3

Lochy

River Lochy

NN 1089 7477

3

Lochy

River Nevis

NN 1087 7466

3

Lossie

River Lossie

NJ 2384 7072

3

Luce

Water of Luce

NX 1955 5563

3

Lussa

Lussa River (Mull)

NM 6895 3085

3

Moidart

River Moidart

NM 7078 7242

3

Morar

River Morar

NM 6755 9247

2

Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist)

Abhainn Eig 

NF 7716 7376

2

Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist)

Horisary River

NF 7611 6761

1

Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist)

North Uist Lochs - Loch Grogary system

NF 7088 7204

3

Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist)

North Uist Lochs - Loch nan Geireann system

NF 8438 7363

3

Mullanageren, Horasary and Lochna-Ciste (North Uist)

North Uist Lochs - Loch Sgealtair system

NF 9065 6840

3

Nairn

River Nairn

NH 8886 5710

1

Naver and Borgie

River Borgie SAC

NC 6839 6227

1

Naver and Borgie

River Naver SAC

NC 7100 6017

1

Nell

River Euchar

NM 8244 2218

3

Nell

River Nell

NM 8750 2471

3

Ness

River Moriston SAC

NH 4298 1622

2

Ness

River Ness (excluding the Moriston)

NH 6599 4700

2

Nith

River Nith

NX 9945 6610

3

North Esk

River North Esk

NO 7394 6251

1

Orkney Islands

No individual river data held

 

No data

Ormsary

Barr Water

NR 6610 3576

3

Pennygowan

Aros River

NM 5585 4474

3

Pennygowan

River Forsa (Mull)

NM 6000 4331

3

Resort

North Harris SAC - Abhainn Mhor Ceann Reasort

NB 1060 1720

3

Resort

North Harris SAC - Loch a' Ghlinne system 

NB 0181 1355

3

Ruel

River Ruel

NS 0112 8100

3

Contact

SalmonandRecreationalFisheries@gov.scot

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