Smolt tagging and tracking has been taking place on the Dee since 2016. The recent decline in salmon stocks prompted the Dee management to take a new focus to investigate what is happening to these fish as they begin their migration
In order to protect recently planted trees on the banks of the Dee at Invercauld, not far from Braemar Castle, Dee Salmon Fishery Board staff have been using live, locally sourced willow to stabilize areas of rapidly eroding banks.
We are delighted that the Trust's online auction raised £10,522.
The new season opened on 1 February as the River Dee community gathered to celebrate the River
We had a fantastic, if freezing, start to the new season
Join River Operations Manager Edwin Third, as he introduces a new project to boost juvenile salmon salmon on the Dee.
The 2017-2018 review can now be downloaded from the website.
The Callum Mackenzie Cup is awarded by Ballogie Estate Enterprises for the most notable fish, of any species, caught by a youngster within the Dee catchment.
Woody debris structures were installed into a section of the Gelder Burn just over a year ago, to trial this management technique for the first time in our catchment.
River Operations Manager, Edwin Third explains how we are using LWD on the Dee catchment.
Join the River Dee team as we continue our work to protect our most precious resource, Atlantic salmon smolts
All you need to know about good C&R practice.
A new chapter opens for the Dee with the appointment of Dr Lorraine Hawkins as River Director
101 Dee smolts were tagged and tracked to help us better understand their journey to the sea,
Reminder for Annual Public Meeting with links to paperwork on website.
Last year was a busy year for the River Dee Trust and the River Don Trust and their army of volunteers in the fight against invasive non-native plants on our riverbanks.
Is a hatchery a practical, cost effective, sustainable and beneficial way of boosting rod catches of adult Atlantic Salmon in the Dee?
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