The Dee has had at least nine rod captures of pink salmon – the Pacific salmon species Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, since early July. We have kept a very close watching brief on this and sampled the fish where possible.
There have been several reports of Pacific salmon caught in Scottish rivers recently.
The Atlantic Salmon has lost a true friend
We are sad to report deliberate damage to recently planted trees, established as part of the Pearls in Peril (PiP) LIFE+ near Braemar.
Last week over 40 volunteers from BP joined the River Dee Trust for an active day on the banks of the Dee, at Maryculter.
A massive week on the River, with 273 salmon landed
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
Our new enhancement project will deliver habitat improvement on the Dee and Don catchments.
We have extended our hugely successful IntroDee programme to our neighbour, the River Don. IntroDon will work with schools throughout the Don catchment.
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
Our friends at AAM pitched in once again to help us with an important piece of restoration work on the upper catchment
All the new and action from last eek's fishing on the Dee
The 2017 smolt trapping and tracking project has been underway since late March
A new project to tackle invasives on the River Don gets underway this summer.
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.
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
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
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
The River Dee Trust is recruiting for Invasive Species Officers (2 posts available). The six month, fixed term contracts are to control invasive plants on the banks of the Rivers Dee and Don.
Our assessment shows that densities of salmon fry in the catchment last summer were very low.
We had another great day out working on the river with our friends at Aberdeen Asset Management
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 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.
We are delighted and incredibly grateful that the auction raised over £8,500 for the Trust. A huge thank you to all those who donated and participated in the auction.
Check out this short video of Salmon in the Upper Dee catchment. These salmon were spotted in the upper catchment this autumn. We have observed a marked improvement in spawning activity this year.
Over 400 Trees planted on Invercauld Estate, Braemar, at Tree Planting Event to celebrate River Dee Trust
One of receivers went missing earlier this. We thought it was lost, but....
A special fashion show featuring ghillies and gamekeepers was held in support of the River Dee Trust
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
Glen Tanar creates a first for River Dee with new mobile fishing huts
An online auction in support of the River Dee Trust will run throughout November. Look out for some unique lots!
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.
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
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
IntroDee education programme aims to highlight the river’s importance to conservation and the social and economic wellbeing of people in Deeside while integrating outdoor learning into the Curriculum for Excellence.
Local Cub groups try fly fishing
A fantastic effort by Costain volunteers helps Dee Trust in our efforts to combat destructive invasive species
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
As part of our efforts to encourage new anglers, we held a two day event, just for the ladies.
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
New Habitat Opened up on the Allt an t-Slugain Burn
Commonty was badly affected during Storm Frank and has made a full recovery including a new fishing hut.
All the news and action from last week's fishing on the Dee
The River Dee ghillies have been giving time to help the next generation of anglers
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 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
Our smolt tagging and tracking project will tell us more about the early stages of smolt migration.
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