Charts

The charts below are built from a multi-year dataset of wild Atlantic salmon catches and reveal patterns that are often difficult to see in individual fishing reports.

Total landed salmon

Salmon landings by sex

About the data

Rather than focusing on single fish or isolated seasons, the data highlights how salmon catches vary across months, weight classes, sex distribution and seasonal timing. Together, these trends provide a broader view of how Atlantic salmon move through the river system during the fishing season.

The visualisations allow anglers, river managers and conservation minded readers to explore catch patterns from different perspectives. Some charts show when fish are most commonly landed, others illustrate the balance between male and female salmon throughout the season.

While catch statistics can never explain every aspect of salmon behaviour, long term datasets can reveal recurring trends that help place individual observations into a wider context. The numbers here cover the seasons from 2020 to 2023. For a single river in detail, see the Aaroy River; for what the fly is doing while the fish are counted, the fly sinking rate calculator.