The Eden Angling Association welcomes SEPA’s decision to suspend agricultural abstraction from the Eden catchment during this spell of hot weather to protect the river environment and its salmon as a protected species. Although catch and release is already mandatory for all Eden salmon, catching one in these conditions may reduce survival when it is returned to the water. As the Eden Angling Association is acutely conscious of its obligations to take all reasonable steps to improve river habitat and salmon numbers in a system that is already under significant pressure, they are until further notice actively encouraging members to refrain from salmon fishing during this spell of hot weather.
Committee. 13th August 2022