Salmon fishing: final river gradings for the 2026 season
Alphabetical list of tables showing the final gradings for the 2026 season now in place through the currently active regulations.
River gradings: Sanda to Ythan
The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 has full details for the area you are interested in.
There is no individual river data held for 8 districts. These remain in poor conservation status for 2026.
|
District |
River name |
Outflow point |
2026 |
|
Sanda |
No individual river data held |
|
No data |
|
Scaddle |
River Scaddle |
NN 0233 6853 |
Poor |
|
Shetland Islands |
No individual river data held |
|
No data |
|
Shiel |
Achateny and Fascadale - Achateny Water |
NM 5185 7063 |
Poor |
|
Shiel |
Achateny and Fascadale - Allt Fascadale |
NM 4987 7069 |
Poor |
|
Shiel |
River Shiel (Shielfoot) |
NM 6596 7116 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Broadford River |
NG 6413 2362 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Brogaig, Stenscholl and Kilmaluag - Kilmaluag River |
NG 4387 7491 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Brogaig, Stenscholl and Kilmaluag - River Brogaig |
NG 4760 6848 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Brogaig, Stenscholl and Kilmaluag - Stenscholl River |
NG 4847 6829 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Lealt River |
NG 5203 6046 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
River Sligachan |
NG 4908 3044 |
Poor |
|
Sligachan, Broadford and Portree |
Varragill River |
NG 4766 4122 |
Poor |
|
Small Isles |
No individual river data held |
|
No data |
|
Snizort |
Drynoch and Eynort - Eynort River |
NG 3810 2644 |
Poor |
|
Snizort |
Drynoch and Eynort - River Drynoch |
NG 4062 3140 |
Poor |
|
Snizort |
Fhionnairigh, Scavaig and Ant-Statha Mhoir - Abhainn Camas Fhionnairigh |
NG 5096 1880 |
Poor |
|
Snizort |
Fhionnairigh, Scavaig and Ant-Statha Mhoir - Scavaig River |
NG 4874 1949 |
Poor |
|
Snizort |
Fhionnairigh, Scavaig and Ant-Statha Mhoir - Ant-Statha Mhoir |
NG 5642 2239 |
Poor |
|
Snizort |
Hinnisdal - River Hinnisdal |
NG 3828 5755 |
Moderate |
|
Snizort |
Snizort and Ose - River Ose |
NG 3137 4063 |
Moderate |
|
Snizort |
Snizort and Ose - River Snizort |
NG 4137 4878 |
Moderate |
|
South Esk |
River South Esk SAC |
NO 6753 5771 |
Moderate |
|
Spey |
River Spey SAC |
NJ 3439 6567 |
Good |
|
Stinchar |
River Stinchar |
NX 0810 8166 |
Poor |
|
Strathy |
River Strathy |
NC 8346 6578 |
Poor |
|
Sunart |
Carnoch River |
NM 8352 6071 |
Poor |
|
Tay |
River Earn |
NO 1980 1865 |
Poor |
|
Tay |
River Eden |
NO 4519 1919 |
Poor |
|
Tay |
River Tay SAC |
NO 1970 1888 |
Good |
|
Thurso |
River Thurso SAC |
ND 1176 6817 |
Good |
|
Torridon |
River Torridon |
NG 8995 5510 |
Poor |
|
Tweed |
River Tweed SAC |
NU 0010 5228 |
Good |
|
Ugie |
River Ugie |
NK 1217 4739 |
Poor |
|
Ullapool |
Ullapool River |
NH 1233 9469 |
Moderate |
|
Urr |
Urr Water |
NX 8362 5458 |
Poor |
|
Wick |
Wick River |
ND 3623 5089 |
Moderate |
|
Ythan |
River Ythan |
NK 0063 2441 |
Poor |
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