Salmon fishing: proposed river gradings for 2024 season
Seeking your views on the proposed river gradings for the 2024 salmon fishing season.
Overview and proposed gradings
We are seeking your views on the proposed river gradings for the 2024 salmon fishing season.
Closing date
You can submit your views until 8 September 2023.
The 2024 season
An assessment of the conservation status of salmon in inland waters in Scotland is carried out each year and each river or assessment group is assigned a grading depending on the outcome of that assessment. The annual assessment is explained in our video.
As a result of the latest assessment, we are proposing that the grading of a number of rivers or groups of rivers will change from last year for the upcoming 2024 fishing season.
Summary
|
Category |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 (Proposed) |
|
1 |
48 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
29 |
31 |
|
2 |
30 |
34 |
35 |
35 |
31 |
30 |
|
3 |
95 |
103 |
102 |
101 |
113 |
112 |
Increase
This indicates a rise of one level in grade. This applies to seven rivers in 2024.
Decrease
This indicates a fall of one level in grade. This applies to four rivers in 2024.
Proposed gradings
River district:
• Add to Cree
• Creed to Ewe
• Fincastle to Glenelg
• Gour to Iorsa
• Irvine to Loch Long
• Loch Roag to Ruel
• Sanda to Ythan
Previous consultations
We published a consultation last year and in 2022.
Submitting your views
By law, we are required to publish notice of the proposed river gradings and invite representations or objections to them.
Closing date
You should submit your views by 8 September 2023.
How to submit your views
In writing to:
Wild Salmon and Recreational Fisheries
Marine Directorate
Area 1B North
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
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