Rod Fishing Regulations - River Taw, Devon

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River Taw Byelaws


	Seasons
	Salmon	1 March to 30 September
	Sea Trout	15 March to 30 September
	Brown Trout	15 March to 30 September


	Methods
	Fly fishing permitted all season
	Spinning permitted until 31 March
	No other method or bait fishing permitted


	Limits
	Salmon	No salmon to be retained before 16th June
		No salmon greater than 70cm in length to be retained after 31 July
	Salmon bag limits	2 fish in any 24 hour period
		3 fish in any 7 day period
		10 fish in a season


	No rod caught salmon to be sold or offered for sale


	Sea Trout bag limits	5 fish in any 24 hour period
		15 fish in any 7 day period
		40 fish in a season
		Size limit 25cm


	No rod caught sea trout to be sold or offered for sale


	Brown Trout	Size limit 20cm

General
The above bag limits should not be regarded as targets and Taw fishermen are encouraged to operate as far within these limits as they can. RTFA supports the highest level of "catch and release" especially for larger fish, the important brood stock of the future. As regards sea trout we strongly recommend the release of all fish under 1lb and over 4lbs. In the 2016 season over 75% of salmon and over 80% of sea trout were released. The Association is keen that these levels are maintained for salmon and increased for sea trout. The sustainability of fish stocks is key to the future of our river.

Salmon weight/length conversion chart


Length cm	Length inches	Approx. wt. kg	Approx. wt. lb/oz
60	23.6	2.39	5 4
65	25.6	3.03	6 11
70	27.6	3.77	8 5 Max after 31^st July

75	29.5	4.63	10 3
80	31.5	5.61	12 6
85	33.5	6.71	14 13
90	35.4	7.95	17 8
95	37.4	9.33	20 9
100	39.4	10.86	23 15
105	41.3	12.55	27 11
109	42.9	14.02	30 14


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