Monthly Stories

This is an ideal month to see adult salmon leaping over waterfalls, weirs and other obstructions as they migrate up rivers to reach their spawning areas. And the Environment Agency are also using the latest acoustic camera technology to observe the salmon under the water.

The salmon fishing season on many rivers closes at the end of this month. Don’t forget to report your salmon catches to the EA. Catch data are the mainstay of salmon run estimates and stock assessments in many rivers across England.

Multi-sea-winter (MSW) salmon reach their oceanic feeding areas – e.g. this month some of our salmon are feeding in the waters off the west coast of Greenland. A few are caught in the coastal fisheries for food in Greenland. Scientists sample these catches every year to collect data used in international assessments.

Late summer / early autumn is often the period when salmon catches in rivers are at their peak.

This month, the EA and others are surveying rivers and streams to count the numbers of young salmon.