Below are the annual close times for each salmon fishery district in Scotland which specify when fishing is not permitted. However, the rod fishing season extends into part of the annual close time – see the rod and line fishing seasons for each district.

Please note that the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016 prohibit the retention of salmon caught in waters outside estuary limits.

DistrictRiverAnnual close time (all dates inclusive)
1. Annan10th September to 31st March
2. Argyll27th August to 31st March
3. Arnisdale27th August to 31st March
4. Ayr27th August to 31st March
5. Beauly27th August to 31st March
6. Bladnoch27th August to 31st March
7. Brora27th August to 31st March
8. Caithness
(a)Forss27th August to 31st March
(b)Thurso and Stroma27th August to 31st March
(c)Wick27th August to 31st March
(d)Dunbeath27th August to 31st March
(e)Berriedale27th August to 31st March
9. Carron27th August to 31st March
10. Clyde and Leven27th August to 31st March
11. Conon
(a)Alness and Alt Graad27th August to 31st March
(b)Conon and Balnagown27th August to 31st March
12. Cree14th September to 31st March
13. Crowe and Shiel (Loch Duich)27th August to 31st March
14. River Dee (Aberdeenshire)
(a)River Dee27th August to 31st March
(b)River Carron and River Cowie27th August to 31st March
15. River Dee (Kirkcudbright)27th August to 31st March
16. Deveron27th August to 31st March
17. Don27th August to 31st March
18. Doon27th August to 31st March
19. Eachaig (Eckaig)1st September to 30th April
20. Esk
(a)Bervie10th September to 30th April
(b)North and South Esk1st September to 30th April
21. Findhorn27th August to 31st March
22. Fleet (Sutherlandshire)10th September to 31st March
23. Fleet (Kirkcudbright)10th September to 31st March
24. Forth27th August to 31st March
25. Girvan10th September to 31st March
26. Glenelg27th August to 31st March
27. Helmsdale27th August to 31st March
28. Inner (Jura)10th September to 31st March
29. Irvine and Garnock
(a)River Irvine10th September to 31st March
(b)River Garnock10th September to 31st March
30 Kishorn27th August to 31st March
31. Kyle of Sutherland27th August to 31st March
32. Laggan and Sorn (Islay)10th September to 31st March
33. Loch Long (Luingi and Elchaig)27th August to 31st March
34. Lochaber27th August to 31st March
35. Lossie27th August to 31st March
36. Luce10th September to 31st March
37. Mull27th August to 31st March
38. Nairn27th August to 31st March
39. Ness27th August to 31st March
40. Nith10th September to 31st March
41. North and West
(a)Hope and Polla27th August to 31st March
(b)Grudie or Dionard27th August to 31st March
(c)Inchard27th August to 31st March
(d)Laxford27th August to 31st March
(e)Inver27th August to 31st March
(f)Kirkaig27th August to 31st March
42. Northern
(a)Halladale27th August to 31st March
(b)Kinloch (Kyle of Tongue)27th August to 31st March
(c)Naver and Borgie27th August to 31st March
(d)Strathy27th August to 31st March
43. Orkney Islands10th September to 31st March
44. Shetland Islands10th September to 31st March
45. Skye27th August to 31st March
46. Spey27th August to 31st March
47. Stinchar10th September to 31st March
48. Tay
(a)Tay21st August to 31st March
(b)River Earn21st August to 31st March
(c)River Eden21st August to 31st March
49. Ugie10th September to 31st March
50. Urr10th September to 31st March
51. Wester Ross27th August to 31st March
52. Western Isles
(a)Loch Roag27th August to 31st March
(b)East Lewis27th August to 31st March
(c)Clayburn10th September to 31st March
(d)Fincastle10th September to 31st March
(e)Resort27th August to 31st March
(f)Mullanageren10th September to 31st March
(g)Howmore10th September to 31st March
53. Ythan10th September to 31st March