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Welcome to the River Dee
Restoring and conserving the lifeblood of the valley


Latest News  

The Trust's Survey Bulletins are now published: 16th May 2012
- The Dee's juvenile salmon populations have remained healthy since 2006. read
- Instream enhancement works carried out 5 years ago are still supporting significantly greater populations of juvenile salmon. read
- Fish passes installed on the Dye in 2008 have enabled natural distribution of salmon. read
- Salmon have now colonised more than 13km (8 miles) of the Coy burn since 2008. read
- The Allt Dinnie fish pass is effective but the burn is impacted by low flows/ abstraction. read
- Our small watercourses - 1 m in width - are plentiful and important habitat for trout. read
- Two bridge aprons are significant barriers to migration of adult salmon in the Upper Dee read

credit Sean Harvey_L Durris March 2012
Lower Durris in March, photographed by Sean Harvey

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The River Dee is an internationally important environment for wildlife and is designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for its populations of Atlantic salmon, otters and freshwater pearl mussels.

The care of the River Dee is the joint role of the River Dee Trust (RDT) and the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board (DDSFB). The RDT is a charity that has a remit of research, restoration and education, for the river and the fish it supports. The DDSFB is tasked with protecting and enhancing salmon and sea trout stocks. 


Click here for current River conditions and link to webcamera

                           Late Spring Fishing at Balmoral on Royal DeesideFishing at Balmoral in May; courtesy of Greig Thomson

Your photo featured on our front page: Each month we will
update the photos with a scene of the river. Send us yours if you would like it displayed (info@riverdee.org)


The Royal River produced by Mr Olav Vennemann


River Dee News Summary

River Dee weekly fishing report
The numbers of fish running this river so far appear to be down on last year’s excellent spring catch, with season to date catch of 1286 compared to the 5 year average spring catch of 2028. 14th May 2012

The Dalmore Dee Dram
The Dee Dram has been selling well, helping to raise funds for The River Dee Trust. The Dee Dram was chosen in 2009 when friends of the river were asked to pick from six whiskies. 9th May 2012

River Office Newsletter
The latest newsletter from the River Office has been published. 3rd Apr 2012

Norwegian River Managers Visit
Norwegian River Managers Visit The River Office staff spent a number of days with 20 visiting delegates from the rivers of the Trøndelag Region of Norway giving presentations on how the River Dee is managed throughout the year. 1st May 2012

Thank you to our supporters!
We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all who helped make the River Dee Trust auction a success. The kindness of the people who donated these auction lots and the generous winning bidders will go a long way in helping the River Dee Trust with their important work. Many thanks to all who gave us support by attending the event  at the Savile Club in Mayfair. 6th Mar 2012.

FishDee website
The commercial website that promotes the bulk of the River Dee fishing beats has been revamped. The website provides a wealth of information that is of importance to the thousands of anglers who fish the River Dee every year. 31 Jan 2012

 

River Dee Trust auction 2011 finishes
We are delighted that our online auction raised £6,550 for the RDT. A huge 'thank you' to the generous donors of the lots. 2nd Dec 2011

It's Spawning Time on the Dee
Salmon and trout spawning is in full swing on the Dee. Read more and view video footage 15th Nov 2011

International Salmon Summit Meeting
Research into the fate of salmon in our oceans was presented at a conference in France last week. 18th Oct 2011

River Bank Clean Up
A litter picking event in Banchory was underway this weekend. 26th Sep 2011

River Office Newsletter
The latest newsletter from the Dee River Office is out. 25th Aug 2011.

Invasive Species Newsletter
The Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) has released its first newsletter. It describes a new control for our problematic Japanese knotweed. 19th Aug 2011

New Blog
One of our summer survey assistants has contributed a blog this week. 19th Jul 2011.

Education Marathon 12th-13th June. The River Dee Trust participated at Dunecht Estate Open day last Sunday and on the monday we spoke to over 300 secondary school children about the river. 14th Jun 2011.

See fantastic aerial videography of the Dee filmed for a STV production in 1998 and recently made available on-line. 30th May 2011.





 

 

 

 

 


 

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