The River Findhorn
Sea Trout Fishing on the Findhorn
The River Findhorn ,
incorporating the smaller Moy Burn, which enters Findhorn
Bay just to the west of the River Findhorn outflow, was once
a productive sea trout fishery, particularly on the lower
four miles managed by the Forres Angling Association. Sadly,
recent seasons have seen a marked decline in the sea trout
catch, very much in line with the general decline in the
Moray Firth area.
The River Findhorn at Relugas
River Findhorn Sea Trout Fishing
Sea trout catches on
the River Findhorn have fluctuated greatly over the years,
and have dwindled in recent years to a fraction of what they
were in the nineteen eighties, as shown in the graph below.
The table below shows
the recorded sea trout catch on the water controlled by the
Forres Angling Association
from 2000 to 2011. The figures indicate a significant
decline in sea trout catches, although there appears to have
been a slight recovery in recent seasons, with 120 sea trout
recorded for the 2018 season. It
should be noted that the Association catches of salmon and
grilse have shown no similar decline, with over 600 salmon
and grilse recorded in 2018.
Forres
Angling Association Sea Trout Catch 2000 to 2011
|
Year |
Sea Trout
Caught |
|
2000 |
268 |
|
2001 |
303 |
|
2002 |
227 |
|
2003 |
100 |
|
2004 |
143 |
|
2005 |
150 |
|
2006 |
81 |
|
2007 |
54 |
|
2008 |
72 |
|
2009 |
55 |
|
2010 |
54 |
|
2011 |
37 |
The Moray Firth Sea Trout
Project (MFSTP) was set up in 2008 to investigate the continuing
decline in sea trout stocks in the rivers flowing into
the Moray Firth. The data gathered in the first three
years will
form the basis for future remedial projects aimed at
reversing this worrying decline of sea trout stocks in
the area. See also
River Findhorn Fishing
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