Seems they can make a decision - for all the good it will do. See below.
This seems to put things in a nutshell.;
Salmon and sea trout are iconic species in Wales, and yet stocks in all of our rivers have declined substantially in recent decades and are currently deemed unsustainable.
We are therefore not securing the potential benefits for Wales that would result from healthy fish populations and the fisheries they can support.
The status of our stocks of salmon and some sea trout has given serious and growing cause for concern and for the past 5 years, we have been engaged in a process to introduce new fishing regulaltions to protect vulnerable stocks.
From 31 January 2020 new byelaws will be in force to help protect vulnerable salmon and sea trout stocks on the Cross-border rivers Dee and Wye in Wales. These replicate the approach for the All Wales byelaws which came into place earlier in January, in time for the 2020 season.
The byelaws can be summarised as follows:
Salmon
• All salmon must be released with minimum injury and delay
• Fly and spin only
• On the River Dee
o No worm fishing for salmon on the Dee
o Shrimp and prawn fishing allowed from 1st September -30th September
• On the Wye
o No change to the bait restrictions: no bait fishing for salmon is allowed at any time
Sea trout
• All sea trout greater than 60cm (approx. 5lb12oz) must be released with minimum injury and delay on all catchments all year
• On the Dee bait fishing for sea trout from the 1st June- 30th September, with small hook gape size 8mm (approximately size 8) and a single worm
Hooks
• All hooks for salmon and sea trout must be barbless or debarbed
• No trebles on spinners. spoons or plugs (singles only with a maximum 13mm gape)
• Up to 3 barbless singles may be used on a plug
• Flies - small trebles allowed up to 7mm gape (approximately size 8)
• If larger singles or doubles must be debarbed/barbless
• Tandem and ‘secret’ weapon flies are allowed – up to 4 points, trebles must be less than 7mm, all hooks must be barbless
Salmon and sea trout are iconic species in Wales, and yet stocks in all of our rivers have declined substantially in recent decades and are currently deemed unsustainable.
We are therefore not securing the potential benefits for Wales that would result from healthy fish populations and the fisheries they can support.
The status of our stocks of salmon and some sea trout has given serious and growing cause for concern and for the past 5 years, we have been engaged in a process to introduce new fishing regulaltions to protect vulnerable stocks.
From 31 January 2020 new byelaws will be in force to help protect vulnerable salmon and sea trout stocks on the Cross-border rivers Dee and Wye in Wales. These replicate the approach for the All Wales byelaws which came into place earlier in January, in time for the 2020 season.
The byelaws can be summarised as follows:
Salmon
• All salmon must be released with minimum injury and delay
• Fly and spin only
• On the River Dee
o No worm fishing for salmon on the Dee
o Shrimp and prawn fishing allowed from 1st September -30th September
• On the Wye
o No change to the bait restrictions: no bait fishing for salmon is allowed at any time
Sea trout
• All sea trout greater than 60cm (approx. 5lb12oz) must be released with minimum injury and delay on all catchments all year
• On the Dee bait fishing for sea trout from the 1st June- 30th September, with small hook gape size 8mm (approximately size 8) and a single worm
Hooks
• All hooks for salmon and sea trout must be barbless or debarbed
• No trebles on spinners. spoons or plugs (singles only with a maximum 13mm gape)
• Up to 3 barbless singles may be used on a plug
• Flies - small trebles allowed up to 7mm gape (approximately size 8)
• If larger singles or doubles must be debarbed/barbless
• Tandem and ‘secret’ weapon flies are allowed – up to 4 points, trebles must be less than 7mm, all hooks must be barbless
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