BEAULY SYSTEM FISH AND FISHERY ACTION PLAN ... - RAFTS

2.4 FisheriesRod catch data from the River Beauly system suggests that the spring salmoncomponent of the stock has declined in recent decades compared to the 1950’s and60’s. Summer catches are now dominated by grilse, and the number of summersalmon captured has also declined from the late 1980’s onwards. Rod catches ofsea trout have displayed a seemingly remorseless decline from an annual rod catchof approximately 2,500 in the 1950’s to less than 250 at the present time. Thefollowing graph illustrates the trend in catches of spring salmon, summer salmonand grilse. It should be noted that spring salmon are deemed to be those capturedprior to the month of May.Beauly Rod and Line Salmon Catch25002000C a t c h15001000SpringSummerGrilseTotal50001 9 5 21 9 5 41 9 5 61 9 5 81 9 6 01 9 6 21 9 6 41 9 6 61 9 6 81 9 7 01 9 7 21 9 7 41 9 7 61 9 7 81 9 8 0Year1 9 8 21 9 8 41 9 8 61 9 8 81 9 9 01 9 9 21 9 9 41 9 9 61 9 9 82 0 0 02 0 0 22 0 0 42 0 0 624