Report a catch return (England and Wales)

You must report your yearly fishing activity in England and Wales if you have a salmon and sea trout licence for rod fishing, even if you did not fish.

There’s a different way to report a catch return if you have a salmon and trout licence for commercial net fishing.

When to report

Submit your return after you’ve finished fishing for salmon and sea trout for the year. You cannot add to your return once you’ve submitted it.

Report a return online

To report your catch return online, you’ll need to know:

  • your fishing licence number
  • your postcode
  • the rivers where you fished
  • the number of days you fished before and after 16 June
  • the species of fish you caught
  • how you caught the fish
  • how many fish you released
  • the weight of the fish

You can print a copy of your completed return.

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