Salmon & sea trout fishery statistics 2025

Key points: sea trout

• The total reported rod catch of sea trout for 2025 (13,025) is 91% of the previous five-year average and a decrease of 8% when compared to 2024 (14,104). 2025 is the lowest figure since records began in 1952.
• The total reported rod catch of finnock (reported since 2004) for 2025 (6,925) is 97% of the previous five-year average and a decrease of 7% when compared to 2024 (7,422).
• Catch and release accounted for 92% of the total rod catch for sea trout in 2025. This is the second highest percentage of released rod-caught sea trout since records began in 1994.