Salmon Fishings - Sift Instructions

Rights to fish for salmon are often very valuable. They can be bought and sold alongside a sale of the land, or they can be sold using a separate disposition.  

You must always use the “Salmon Fishing (AO Check)” case characteristic. The other characteristics may be added by a Senior Adviser once they have reviewed the application.

How will I recognise salmon fishings?

• The description of the subjects in the disposition will include salmon fishings. The salmon fishings may be listed by themselves, or they may be included in a list of pertinents such as:
  • … the salmon and other fishings …
  • … the salmon fishings between the points marked X and Y on the plan annexed hereto …
  • … the salmon fishing in the river Braan so far as lying ex adverso the subjects hereby disponed …
  • … the whole rights parts and pertinent of the said lands and estate including the right to fish for salmon and trout …
• In the application form, the salmon fishings should be narrated as part of the property description.
• The salmon fishings might be narrated in the “further information” section of the application form, or in a separate covering letter.
• Salmon fishings are often sold in pro-indiviso shares. Sometimes the pro-indiviso shares can be very irregular numbers, such as “13/67 pro-indiviso shares”.

What else do I need to know?

• Salmon fishings may be sold by themselves, or as part of a general disposition. This characteristic applies in both cases.
• On occasion, you may come across a deed which dispones rights to trout, or more generally sporting rights. These can be ignored.
• Very occasionally, a deed may dispone the right to gather shellfish or oysters. In this case, please add the “other” case characteristic, and add a note to the JIRA ticket.