Just to whet your appetites for 2012. Here is an extract from a letter from the Fishery Board:-

Commonty Fisherman

“The catch returns for the 2011 season have now been collated and a total of 7804 salmon and grilse were reported to the end of September, with a further 883 fish caught during the first two weeks of October. Catches of fish during the spring months continued to show signs of improvement with a total of 2834 caught by the end of May. Whilst overall catches were good, when compared to the five-year or long-term averages, the number of grilse and sea-trout were slightly weaker than in recent years. Again the voluntary Conservation Code has been very well adhered to over the last year with over 98% of all salmon and grilse being returned.”