Fishing Season Dates Salmon, Sea Trout, and Brown Trout in England
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Salmon, Sea Trout and Brown Trout
The trout fishing season in England is from the 22nd of March to 30th of September (with some local variations going on to the end of the first week of October)
Salmon fishing in England is on the up and up with a Lazarus like recovery on the Tyne spearheading the energetic endeavours of many individual and organisations determined to see rivers like the Wye, Test and Itchen return to their heydays. With the demise of the Irish drift nets the prospects look good.
River |
Salmon |
Trout |
Aln |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
3 April - 31 Oct |
Avon (SW) |
15th April - 30 Nov |
15th April - 30th September |
Avon (Somerset) |
16th Jan - 2nd Oct |
1st May - 31 Oct |
Axe |
15th May - 31st Oct |
15th April - 31st Oct |
Calder |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Camel |
1st April - 15th Dec |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Crake |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Coquet |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
3rd April - 31st Oct |
Dart |
1st Feb - 30th Sept |
15 March - 30th Sept |
Derwent |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
1st April - 30 Sept |
Duddon |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
1st April - 30 Sept |
Eden |
Jan 15th - 14th Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Ehen |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Ellen |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
as above |
Esk Cumbria) |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
as above |
Esk (Yorkshire) |
6th April - 31st Oct |
6th April - 31st Oct |
Erne |
15th March - 31st Oct |
15th March - 30th Sept |
Exe |
14th Feb - 30th Sept |
15th March - 30th Sept |
Fal |
1st April - 15th Dec |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Fowey |
as above |
as above |
Frome |
1st March - 31st Aug |
15th April - 31st Oct |
Irt |
1st Feb - 31 Oct |
1st April - 31st Oct |
Itchen |
17th Jan - 2 Oct |
1st March - 31st Oct |
Kent |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Leven |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
as above |
Lim |
1st March - 14th Oct |
16th April - 31st Oct |
Looe |
1st April - 15th Dec |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Lune |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
as above |
Lyn |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
15th March - 30th Sept |
Lynher |
1st March - 31st Oct |
3rd March - 30th Sept |
Otter |
15th March - 31st Oct |
15th April - 31st Oct |
Piddle |
1st March - 31st Aug |
15th April - 31st Oct |
Plym |
1st April - 15th Dec |
3rd March - 30th Sept |
Ribble |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Severn |
1st Feb - 7th Oct |
18th March - 7th Oct |
Seaton |
1st April - 15th Dec |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Sid |
15th March - 31st Oct |
15th April - 31st Oct |
Tamar |
1st March - 15th Dec |
3rd March - 31st Oct |
Tavy |
1st March - 14th Oct |
3rd march - 30th Sept |
Taw |
1st March - 14th Oct |
15th March - 30th Sept |
Tees |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
3rd April - 31st Oct |
Teign |
1st Feb - 30th Sept |
15th March - 30th Sept |
Torridge |
1st March - 31st Oct |
3rd April - 31st Oct |
Tyne |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
3rd April - 31st Oct |
Test |
16th Jan - 2nd Oct |
3rd April - 31st Oct |
Usk |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Wear |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
3rd April - 30th Sept |
Wye |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Wyre |
1st Feb - 31st Oct |
1st April - 30th Sept |
Yealm |
1st April - 15th Dec |
3rd March - 30 Sept |
Coarse Fishing
There is a closed season for coarse fish between the 15th of March and 15th of June however there are many lakes, fisheries and canals holding stocked fish available that have no closed season so you can fish all year round.
Sea Fishing
There is no closed season for sea fishing however you should check locally when fishing for certain species, e.g. bass and mullet as many areas impose restrictions on fishing dates, no fishing areas where the waters are considered nursery grounds and size limits.
If you find any of the above to be inaccurate please contact me with correction, it would be much appreciated.