We are delighted to accept this generous donation and it will make a real difference to the amount of children we can reach with our Education programme and also our One Million Trees campaign of river restoration.
The river Dee team are pleased to confirm grant funding has been awarded to them of £209,000 for the Clunie project close to Braemar. Read the full article here
Fish scales can be read to tell us the age of a fish and, combined with their length and weight, is valuable information to tell us about the age structure of fish populations. This information feeds directly into the assessment of conservation status of Scottish salmon stocks and can also be used to examine growth, foraging locations and potentially provide genetic information on stocks.
The River Dee Trust is now recruiting for this support role.
The highlight of the Dee fishing calendar has taken place this weekend
Our local economy needs anglers to come to the river from all over the world, this is so important to the tourism and retail sectors and to protect jobs in a rural economy. Read about what is happening and join our call to action.
Can a salmon river bring peace and maturity to a troubled teenager?
Come and join us and work in our beautiful landscape in Royal Deeside, Scotland
Whisky auction for the One Million Trees Campaign, read the details here
Following the official start of the fishing season on the River Dee last week, here is a bit more about the announcements made by Sandy Bremner, Chair of the River Dee Trust at the Opening Ceremony
The River Dee is delighted to announce it has passed the quarter-million milestone in its campaign to plant a million trees to save its threatened salmon from the lethal effects of rising water temperatures.
Read on to see what our team have been saying about the latest statistics following the 2021 redd count.
Read our latest review of our work over the past 12 months and our aims for the future.
A high-level government strategy has been released which announces plans to protect and restore Scotland's salmon populations.
We very excited to officially launch #FishDee24 today. Do you have what it takes to fish for 24 hours?
A bottle of rare, 30-year-old Aberfeldy whisky, will be sold to raise funds to restore the River Dee. Read the full article here.
The River Dee salmon story has been told on Channel 4 News in a beautiful but alarming film.
All are welcome to attend the Fishery Board’s Annual General and Public meetings at Banchory Lodge on Monday 27th September, at 7pm.
Non-native pink salmon were spawning in the Dee last week, before being targeted for removal by the Fishery Board.
The Dee District Salmon Fishery Board is seeking to recruit a Seasonal Habitat Field Assistant
Robson Green took his love of extreme fishing to the Dee last week, and left with an angling experience he says he’ll never forget, and a plan to join other brave fishers in a 24-hour marathon next year. Despite low water and sky-splitting sunshine over two days, he caught a salmon, lost another, and played two seatrout before they also got away at the Invery and Tilquillie beat. His partner Zoila played and lost a fish on the nearby Lower Blackhall and Banchory stretch.
Find out what happened and who got the prizes at this one of a kind event raising funds for the River Dee Trust
Four years ago non-native Pacific pink salmon arrived in the River Dee in unprecedented numbers. Many other rivers across Scotland had a similar experience which was then repeated to a lesser two years later. Early summer 2021, heralds the next likely appearance of these invasive species, due to their two-year lifecycle. We are asking anglers to remain vigilant over the coming weeks as we anticipate their return to the Dee.
Debbie Cooper has joined the Dee Salmon Fishery Board in the new role of Development and Promotions Officer
This year’s theme is The Landscape of The Dee.
Launching Tuesday 4th May at 9am.
Leonard Schoenberger interview with Lorraine Hawkins.
Read about ways that you can help us with out initiative to plant One Million Trees in Aberdeenshire
Anyone with an interest in the future of our wild salmon is being urged to contact their local candidates in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections, asking them to sign up to three specific pledges.
During the Pearls in Peril project, one of the most eye-catching actions was the removal of 20 cars, plus rubble and timber, being used as a flood wall on the River Dee upstream of Braemar. New research shows that removing this barrier and reconnecting the river with the floodplain has caused many positive changes.
Could You Fish for 24 Hours in Support of Your River? If so, sign up today!!
Salmon anglers and complete beginners are being invited to compete for one of the biggest honours in the sport in a round-the-clock fishing challenge.
The results of the 2020 Redd count are in with some grounds for optimism
The current restrictions mean that there are some great opportunities for local anglers
Our friend Robson has lent his support to promoting our River Dee buffs
As things currently stand, the Dee fishing season will commence as usual on 1st February.
We hope you enjoy the latest annual review for the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board and River Dee Trust.
With no opening ceremony this year, we thought we would share a few pics f past events
Why not make a special gesture to the one you love this Valentine’s day with a bouquet of trees from the River Dee Trust?
The Trust has been working with schools and parents to ensure our youngsters can enjoy learning about the River Dee from home
Get your hands on this Winter's Ultimate Accessory!!
A third of the LWS between Loch Muick and the Spittal bridge had gravel and redds associated with them
Within weeks of the Easter Beltie restoration works finishing at least 15 redd sites have appeared!
Just days after completing restoration works on the Garbh Allt, salmon and redds have been spotted!
The River Dee Trust has joined the national network of river conservation charities in calling on the Scottish Government to turn words into action to avert an ecological disaster.
August and September herald the highest levels of mink activity within the catchment. Our volunteer network has been hard at work but we could do with some support.
Generous Anglers at Ballogie continue to show their support for the River Dee Trust
A project which aims to create a better environment for the iconic Atlantic salmon, freshwater pearl mussel and otter on the River Dee, is a recipient of the Scottish Government's Biodiversity Challenge Fund.
Three leading Aberdeenshire businessmen have each pledged a financial donation package to the River Dee Trust.
The Results of the 2019 River Dee Smolt Tagging & Tracking study have been published
The River Dee Trust, organised the first festival to celebrate all aspects of the River Dee on Saturday. We were delighted it was such a success after hundreds of people took part in a range of events.
The River Dee Trust has announced plans to plant a million native trees in one of the biggest nature restoration projects in the Cairngorms. The project will recreate areas of landscape that have been lost for 2000 years.
There have been several personnel changes along the Dee during the close season.
Award Winning Journalist Set to Lead the Trust
Work is progressing on projects funded by the Biodiversity Challenge Fund (BCF), running from July 2019 – September 2020
The Dee Dsfb has produced a short facsheet detailing its position on enhancement stocking
The River Dee Trust has published the results of the 2019 UDRS Electrofishing
The River Dee Trust has published the findings of its scale reading study
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, including Rivers Cowie and Carron or one of the many trout fisheries in the district.
The new Annual Review highlighting the work of the Board and Trust is available to read.
A project to conserve one of Scotland’s most famous salmon rivers has been recognised in a national awards scheme for environmental excellence.
One of the Dee’s most exciting projects got underway in 2014 when a fish pass was installed on the Culter Burn in the autumn of that year.
Since 2016 the River Dee Trust has been engaged in a major piece of work to find out more about smolt production on the lower Dee.
With the season coming to a close Fisheries Officers are still working hard to protect salmon from poachers. Poaching still goes on and can have a major impact on fish stocks, particularly when numbers are down across the country.
The River Dee Trust is fundraising to reignite its education programme.
The Upper Dee Riparian Woodland Project has been shortlisted in the Enhancing Our Environment category at Scottish Land & Estates' 2019 Helping It Happen Awards.
The River Dee Trust is holding a dinner to celebrate the Living River on Friday 31st January 2020. The dinner will be held at Banchory Lodge and follows on from a successful inaugural event held at the Lodge earlier this year.
The Culter catchment is an ideal breeding ground for salmon
As expected, the first pink salmon has been caught on the Dee
This short film showcases our new project in the Upper Dee Catchment
Join River Operations Manager Edwin Third, as he introduces a new project to boost juvenile salmon salmon on the Dee.
Join the River Dee team as we continue our work to protect our most precious resource, Atlantic salmon smolts
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