News: conservation, legislation and fly fishing across the UK
Wild Atlantic salmon is now endangered in UK waters, catch limits are tightening across Scotland and Ireland, and the pressure on rivers from pollution, abstraction and habitat loss has never been greater. For anyone who fishes for wild trout, sea trout or salmon, staying informed has never mattered more.
Trout & Salmon’s news section covers the stories that shape the sport – conservation developments, regulatory changes, river conditions, hatchery programmes, fishing access disputes and the environmental battles being fought on behalf of the fish we love. We report across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, with a close eye on the science and the policy driving change.
This is news written by anglers who understand what’s at stake – on the riverbank and in the legislation that governs it.
Newly appointed Wild Trout Trust chairman signals ambitious expansion to meet the mounting challenges facing Britain's wild trout populations
FishPal has opened access to six Irish and Northern Irish fisheries, including a River Strule beat that has never welcomed public anglers before
Fisheries Management Scotland has released a film highlighting how simple changes to angling practices can improve salmon survival rates
A groundbreaking charity called Reel Recovery is using the healing power of fly-fishing to support men living with cancer
WildFish has written to environment secretary Steve Reed, urging the government to take immediate steps to protect England’s chalkstreams
Two Scottish rivers have recorded dramatic increases in returning salmon in their second year of sonar count data
Highland Council has rejected a controversial pump storage hydro scheme that conservationists warned could devastate migrating salmon
The Environment Agency has launched a critical study into the state of salmon on the River Itchen, aiming to improve fish passage
Wild salmon have regained access to over 11km of prime spawning habitat on the River Deveron, for the first time in more than 150 years
A groundbreaking European management plan could finally address the cormorant crisis that has been devastating UK fisheries for decades