The Dee is one of the most famous salmon rivers in the world. Every fisher who has cast a fly for Atlantic salmon will know of our wonderful river.
We are delighted to welcome anglers from all over the world who come in search of the ultimate prize: a Dee springer taken on the fly.
The character of the river makes it ideal for fly fishing. The fast flowing, crystal clear waters are home to a succession of salmon pools that provide the angler with some of the finest fly water in Europe.
Catch and Release Guidance- Fisheries Management Scotland has worked with Fishing Megastore and others to update the latest advice on catch & release best practice. A copy of the new advice can be viewed by clicking here – please take the time to read through and consider the advice.
Please take a few moments to read the Conservation Code For 2018
Catch for the week ending 7 April 2018; 43 salmon.
With the news and social media rife with the invasion of Pacific pink salmon, we want to give people an update on the situation on the Dee and what we are doing about it. The situation has developed rapidly in the last month.
After 10 weeks of work with over 8,000 fish counted, and over 4,000 measured, the smolt run on the Dee has come to an end for another year.
The River Dee Bursary was created in 2013 to encourage and support young people who wish to pursue a career on the River
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
As a charity, the River Dee Trust has to raise funds to support its work on the River Dee. We have been humbled by the level of support throughout the year. In the last couple of months, we have had two fundraising events, which have raised £11500, all thanks to the community and River Dee family.
The smolt tagging and tracking project is a three year programme of work. Fifty smolts, captured in the lower catchment, were fitted with internal acoustic tags and tracked in spring 2016. These smolts were tracked as they migrated through the lower 22 miles of the Dee and inner harbour.
Is a hatchery a practical, cost effective, sustainable and beneficial way of boosting rod catches of adult Atlantic Salmon in the Dee?
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
The first year of this vital project has been completed and the early results have been interesting
Commonty was badly affected during Storm Frank and has made a full recovery including a new fishing hut.
The River Dee ghillies have been giving time to help the next generation of anglers
The first parr have been recorded on the Culter Catchment in over 200 years
To assess health of juvenile fish stocks, we carry out electrofishing surveys each summer, to look at fish densities in different parts of the catchment and see how numbers of fish change over time.
The first year of the smolt tagging and tracking project is nearly complete.
Tackling invasive non-native plants along the banks of the River Dee – such as Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, Himalayan balsam and North American skunk cabbage - has become a priority for the River Office because of their potential impact on our river and its existing, native species.
Our fish are important to our local economy. River Bailiffs provide much needed protection from illegal activity.
Wild Fisheries Reform will re-shape the management of Scotland's wild fisheries
It is hard to know what better type of water a keen fly fisherman could ask for.
John Ashley Cooper
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