River Alness Conservation Policy

Below is the Cromarty Firth Fisheries Conservation Policy for 2010. This is the recommendation from the Fishery Board; actual implementation and regulations vary on the Alness between different proprietors.

Multi Sea-Winter Salmon

Until 30th June – The majority of MSW salmon should be released. It is requested that each angler should release the first spring salmon caught. They may keep the second if wished, but thereafter all salmon caught should be released.

After 30th June – All salmon over 30 in (75 cm) long (about 10 lbs) should be released.


Grilse
The board recommends that a maximum of two grilse per angler per week may be killed. All other fish should be returned to the river.

Sea Trout
Sea trout of over 1½ lbs in weight are particularly valuable and no more than 2 per angler per week  should be retained.

General

  • All coloured fish should be released
  • All foul hooked fish must be released by law
  • The sale of rod caught fish is forbidden by law
  • Please use barbless hooks
  • When releasing fish, try to keep the fish in the water at all times and use knotless mesh landing nets.
Fin Clipped Fish
If an angler catches a fish that has had the adipose fin removed, please retain it and inform Simon McKelvey, the Superintendent (01997 433405, Mobile 07787 845648). The fish will have been micro tagged. In order to retrieve the tag, the head of the fish must be retained for Simon. The angler keeps the fish, receives a £5 reward, and in due course, the life history of the fish.

Gyrodactylus salaris
Proprietors or their appointed nominees are being urged to ensure that anglers fishing their waters have completed and signed a declaration regarding sterilizing fishing equipment.

Equipment can be sterilized as per the guidelines described on the GS page in this section.
 

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