(Confirmed 15 November 2007. Date of expiry 14 November 2017)

BYELAW 1 - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SALMON THAT MAY BE CAUGHT BY ROD AND LINE AND KILLED

(a) On the Upper Esk, and all waters tributary to or connected with the river, during the period from
and including the 16th day of June to and including the 31st day of October following, no person fishing by rod and line is permitted to catch and kill more than two salmon during any day.

(b) Any person who has caught and killed two salmon in the circumstances set out in Byelaw 1(a) may continue to fish for salmon provided that any salmon caught is released immediately, with the least possible injury, to the water in which it was caught.

For the purpose of this byelaw "day" means the period from 00.00 hours to 24.00 hours following.

BYELAW 2 - MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MIGRATORY TROUT THAT MAY BE CAUGHT BY ROD AND LINE AND KILLED

(a) On the Upper Esk, and all waters tributary to or connected with the river, during the period from
and including the 1st day of April to and including the 30th day of September following, no person
fishing by rod and line is permitted to catch and kill more than two migratory trout during any day.

(b) Any person who has caught and killed two migratory trout in the circumstances set out in Byelaw 2 (a) may continue to fish for migratory trout provided that any migratory trout caught is released immediately, with the least possible injury, to the water in which it was caught.

For the purpose of this byelaw "day" means the period from 00.00 to 24.00 following.

BYELAW 3 - CATCH AND RELEASE FOR FEMALE SALMON IN THE RIVER BORDER ESK

On the Upper Esk, and all waters tributary to or connected with the river, from and including the 10th
September to and including the 31st day of October following, no person shall retain any female
salmon.

In this byelaw to “retain” means to catch a fish and not return it immediately to the water in which it was caught with the least possible injury.

BYELAW 4 - CATCH AND RELEASE FOR FEMALE MIGRATORY TROUT IN THE RIVER BORDER ESK

On the Upper Esk, and all waters tributary to or connected with the river, from and including the 10th September to and including the 30th day of September following, no person shall retain any female migratory trout.

In this byelaw to “retain” means to catch a fish and not return it immediately to the water in which it was caught with the least possible injury.

EXEMPTIONS
These byelaws shall not apply to any employee of the Environment Agency acting in his official capacity or to any person who with the permission in writing of the Environment Agency and acting in accordance with any conditions attached to that permission carries out work connected with the maintenance improvement and development of a fishery or for some scientific purpose.

EXPLANATORY NOTE NOT FORMING PART OF THE BYELAWS
These byelaws apply to the Upper Esk, the area more commonly known as the river Border Esk together with all its tributaries upstream of and including the River Sark