Esk Rivers Fishery Board & Trust

Esk Rivers Fishery Board & Trust The Esk District Salmon Fishery Board and Esk Rivers & Fisheries Trust work together to protect and improve the wild salmon and sea trout populations.

The Esk District Salmon Fishery Board is a statutory organisation tasked with protecting and improving the salmon and sea trout fisheries of the River South Esk, River North Esk, River Bervie and River Lunan. The operations of the DSFB are financed by the owners of the salmon fishing rights in the district, you pay an annual levy based on the value of their fishing rights. The Esk Rivers and Fishe

ries Trust is a charitable organisation that raises funds to undertake habitat improvement works within the district. The Esk DSFB and Esk R&FT work closely together in the best interests of the fish.

17/06/2026
01/06/2026

Montrose and Brechin Community Officers have been carrying out patrols on North/South Esk River after concerns have been raised regarding wildlife crime in relation to Salmon and Freshwater Fish Poaching. Wildlife crime in Scotland is any illegal act harming animals, plants or habitats and Police Scotland leads enforcement in collaboration with conservation partners. Further patrols will be carried out in the future, should any member of the public have any information relating to any wildlife crime offences please contact 101 or online.

All across the world, people are coming together to take action: reconnecting rivers, removing barriers, and restoring c...
01/06/2026

All across the world, people are coming together to take action: reconnecting rivers, removing barriers, and restoring critical habitat.

Here on the River South Esk, part of the 'Restoring the River South Esk' project, involved re-meandering a 250 m stretch of the March Burn in the upper catchment. Large wood structures were incorporated into the new channel to promote river processes, resulting in a mosaic of river features, such as pools, glides, riffles and runs, which provide habitat for the different life stages of salmonid fish and invertebrate species.

Wild Atlantic salmon have declined 80% in the past 50 years.

The time to act is now.

Forestry and Land Scotland is planting 20,000 native trees along rivers and burns in Glen Doll and Glen Prosen.
29/05/2026

Forestry and Land Scotland is planting 20,000 native trees along rivers and burns in Glen Doll and Glen Prosen.

Nature is being used to safeguard nature in some of Scotland's most rugged spots

In 2025, only 28,020 salmon were caught by rods, the lowest figure since records began in 1952.A summary of the Scottish...
22/05/2026

In 2025, only 28,020 salmon were caught by rods, the lowest figure since records began in 1952.

A summary of the Scottish Government 2025 salmon and sea trout catch statistics can be read here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/salmon-sea-trout-fishery-statistics-2025/

Regarding the Esk district, the North Esk caught 691 salmon and grilse (99.3% caught and released), which is the lowest figure since 1982. Sea trout catches were 387 with a C&R rate of 76%.

On the South Esk, 326 salmon & grilse were caught (99.4% C&R), which was higher than in 2024 but still the second lowest on record. Of note was that only 6 salmon were caught in the spring. Sea trout catches were 266 with 100% returned.

On the Bervie, only 1 grilse and 1 sea trout were caught, both returned.

The heat and lack of water in 2025 would without doubt have affected the number of fish in the rivers.

Summary of the salmon and sea trout fishery catch statistics updated for the 2025 season

In 2022 the upper reaches of Glen Prosen in the Angus Glens were brought into the stewardship of Forestry and Land Scotl...
20/05/2026

In 2022 the upper reaches of Glen Prosen in the Angus Glens were brought into the stewardship of Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) for the benefit of people, nature and the climate of Scotland.
In this short video, we discover the hopes and aspirations for Glen Prosen.

In 2022 the upper reaches of Glen Prosen in the Angus Glens were brought into the stewardship of Forestry and Land Scotland to benefit the people, nature and climate of Scotland.

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