General Regulations

• All coloured fish to be returned carefully to the water
• All foul hooked fish to be returned
• All floy tagged fish to be returned and details of information on the tag sent to the board (              01224 790005         01224 790005 or               07836 645510         07836 645510)
• No rod caught fish to be sold as required by law
• Recommended that all hen fish and all cock fish over 14lbs,whether coloured or not, are returned
• Only knotless landing nets recommended - no gaffs or tailers

Catch and Release

THINK BEFORE YOU KILL

• All fish caught before 31st May to be returned

• After 31st May, the following limits will apply to each individual angler:

Salmon

Maximum of 1 fish per week throughout the River

Maximum of 4 fish per season throughout the River

Sea Trout and Finnock

Recommended that all sea trout and finnock are returned

Fish returned to the water should be handled carefully with wetted hands and held facing upstream until sufficiently recovered to swim free

Baits and Lures

• No multiple hooks (e.g. Rapala) - maximum one treble
• No shrimp/prawn - prohibited by law
• Barbless hooks are recommended
• No form of live or dead bait (including worm) to be used
• No spinning upstream of the Bridge of Alford
• No upstream spinning anywhere
• No spinning in designated fly only water
• No ledgering or bubble/bob floats to be used