Salmon may only be harvested from the Roughty River by anglers who hold an additional brown tag. A total of 96 brown tags will be available for the 2024 season. They will be distributed to anglers with a rod licence via four draws through the season. Brown tag measures for salmon and sea trout are required on the Roughty River to conserve stocks and avoid accidental over-harvesting

A total of 96 brown tags will be available. Up to a quarter of the available number of brown tags can be issued at one time. Therefore, 24 brown tags will be distributed through an online lottery on 4 occasions during the season. The first online lottery was held on on February 27th 2024, the results of which were published here: Did you apply for a River Roughty brown tag? Round 1 Draw results here

The remaining 3 draws are as follows: 

Second draw – 17 April

The next draw (24 tags) will open for entries from 02 April – 14 April with the draw taking place on 17 April.

Third Draw – 12 June

Third draw will open for entries 27 May to 09 June with the draw taking place on 12 June

Final Draw – 07 August

the final draw will open for entries from 22 July to 04 august with the draw taking place on 07 August