It was good to see a few more people out fishing this week as I was and up down the north and south Deeside roads, and the weekend weather was kind but with some chill in the wind, so a few hardy anglers ventured out for the 1st time this year. Keith at Park let me...
Garlogie Dam Project needs your vote!
Some great news - and a plea for your help. The River Dee Trust and Fishery Board's removal of a century-old dam has been shortlisted for a major international award. Opening the Garlogie Dam gave endangered salmon access to miles of tributaries. The SEPA-funded...
bp partnership creates new role for River Dee restoration programme
Save The Spring, a transformational programme focused on the restoration of the River Dee, is driving forward its ambitions thanks to a new Programme Coordinator role created through a five-year partnership with bp. The Save The Spring programme was launched in...
River Dee Report for the week starting 1st February 2024
It was great to see a blue sky on opening day last Thursday as we gathered in the new venue of the Milton Brasserie near Banchory for the speeches, followed by a walk behind the Fergus Mutch piping us to the riverbank at the Crathes Castle beat, also home to the Twin...
A positive step as the River Dee opens for the fishing season
Hundreds of people gathered on the banks of the River Dee, one of the most famous salmon fishing rivers in Scotland ,at the Milton of Crathes, to mark the official start of the season on 1st February, amid concerns for the long-term future of the iconic Atlantic...
Help The River Dee Trust Grow!
The Trust is now recruiting for a part-time Fundraising Engagement Officer, to ultimately provide more help to the River in its time of crisis by fundraising for its ambitious programme of nature restoration and conservation. This permanent position will maintain and...
An exciting new job to deliver Save The Spring
We are seeking a Programme Coordinator on a permanent basis. This role will oversee the delivery of an innovative and wide-reaching multi-million pound initiative recently launched on the Dee, Save The Spring. The 20-year programme is aimed at saving threatened...
River Dee Project Wins National Award
A project to save threatened salmon in the River Dee has won one of the country’s most prestigious nature restoration awards. The River Dee Trust’s Million Trees Campaign won the Nature and Climate Action Award in the 2023 Nature of Scotland Awards. The accolade was...
Invitation to become a River Dee Guardian
The River Dee Trust has invited the business community to support one of the biggest nature restoration projects ever seen in the Cairngorms by joining an ambitious new scheme. The conservation charity is offering companies and individuals the opportunity to become...
Landscape scale river restoration by Braemar completes
Last week the River Dee Trust and Fishery Board announced the delivery of one of the largest river and floodplain restoration projects in recent years, with the diggers leaving site after installing the last of 97 large woody structures that have been engineered into...
River Restoration gets the go ahead near Banchory
Over £233,000 has been awarded to help nature recover on a tributary of the River Dee, on Ballogie Estate near Banchory, Aberdeenshire. The award to the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board will help restore the Cattie Burn, an important tributary of the middle river....
Ambitious plans revealed to restore spring salmon on the River Dee
A multi-million-pound project has been launched to restore the River Dee for future generations. The 20-year scheme is aimed at saving threatened species including the river’s iconic spring-run Atlantic salmon. It will also reduce the impacts of floods and droughts,...
River Dee revived after one of Scotland’s biggest ever dam removals
Garlogie Dam in Aberdeenshire before removal
One million trees campaign makes awards shortlist
The River Dee Trust and Fishery Board are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Nature & Climate Action category at the Nature of Scotland Awards for their One Million Trees campaign, after an announcement at a parliamentary reception last night. The good news...
Dee District Salmon Fishery Board AGM APM on 28 September 2023
River Dee at Banchory
Non-native pink salmon threat to Atlantic species
A pink salmon – a non-native Pacific species – has been caught on the River Dee this last week, raising concerns of yet another threat to our declining native Atlantic salmon. Anglers are asked to remain vigilant for this invasive fish. Pink Salmon breed in a 2-year...
Woodland restoration project makes progress with over 100,000 trees planted
The National Trust for Scotland team at Mar Lodge Estate is celebrating the completion of the first phase of an ambitious project to transform and restore habitat in one of Scotland’s most fragile landscapes. The Geldie Woodland Project, an ambitious...
Unique 24-hour fishing event cancelled.
In the best interest of nature and our struggling Atlantic salmon population, but with heavy hearts, the River Dee Trust and Dee District Salmon Fishery Board have cancelled the unique 24-hour fly-fishing marathon on the River Dee, due to take place on Royal Deeside...
River Dee pushes ahead of target million trees milestone
The River Dee Trust conservation charity and their partners are nearing their half-way milestone of planting a million trees to save endangered salmon and other wildlife. The river’s ecosystem is facing the threat of dangerously rising water temperatures. The huge...
It’s too warm for Salmon
Summer temperatures in the River Dee are reaching levels where they are a danger to salmon and trout. The Trust’s latest report on water temperatures shows that last summer, temperatures were routinely high enough to harm fish. The Trust has been monitoring water...
River Dee team to be part of the Pink Salmon Task Group
Scotland’s Pink Salmon Task Group is urging the public to be on the look-out for invasive, non-native pink salmon in Scotland's rivers, as part of Invasives Species Week 2023. Pink salmon are native to the Pacific Ocean but are now appearing in Scotland’s rivers in...
Apex Tubulars announce key pledge to the River Dee Trust
The Aberdeenshire-based, Global Company, Apex Tubulars have announced a sponsorship deal to help play their part in delivering one of the biggest nature restoration projects ever seen in the Cairngorms. The project will help save threatened species, support an entire...
Marine tracking of smolts results
As our salmon and sea trout smolts head out to sea in April and May, they face a number of challenges to complete their marine journey. Acoustic tagging of smolts over the last few years has allowed us to understand more about these challenges.
Dee Conservation Code
The Dee Conservation Code 2024 The Dee Conservation Code 2024 sets out the regulations for fishing the Dee. A. The season will run from 1st February to 15th October up to Aboyne Bridge. Above Aboyne Bridge the season will close on 30th September. B. Salmon and...
A new kind of shepherd required for the River Dee to help the salmon smolts
If you tuned into the Wild Isles programme with Sir David Attenborough earlier this week about Freshwater wildlife, then maybe you can help us? Wild Atlantic Salmon are in crisis! One of the key tools with which we can protect our salmon stocks is the management of...