We are the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board and River Dee Trust
Two organisations who look after the UK’s highest river and one of the best-known salmon fishing rivers worldwide.
Our stunning river stretches 81 miles from the source high up in the Cairngorms, right down through Royal Deeside to where it joins the North Sea at the City of Aberdeen.
We are working toward our vision of a thriving river supporting abundant biodiversity and binding strong the Deeside communities in Northeast Scotland.
The river Dee is also a focus for intense freshwater conservation actions to help save the iconic Atlantic salmon, threatened and representative of all wildlife’s imminent threats.
Winner of the Nature and Climate Action Award
for our #OneMillionTrees Campaign
Fish the Dee
The World famous River Dee has always offered the epitome of wild Scottish Atlantic Salmon fly fishing in clear, fast and classically shallow pools and runs.
Join us on the River Dee and experience this world famous salmon fishing river.
Success Stories
From breaking down barriers and restoring catchments, to keeping invasive predators under control, to reviving spawning areas and restoring wetlands – read all about some of our recent success stories.
Events
There is an event on the River Dee for everyone – whether it is our famous 24 hour fishing marathon, events to get more people taking up fly fishing, or an incredible charity auction, find out about what’s coming up and get involved.
Latest news
River Dee Fishing Report – Week 37 commencing 6th October 2025
The last full week of fishing and the last report of the year for me. September was a better month with 580 salmon reported to FishPal and so that’s up on the same month last year by 176. As you will all know the season overall has been very tough, with seriously low...
River Dee Fishing Report – Week 36 commencing 29th September 2025
It is hard to believe that this was the last week for fishing above Aboyne Bridge, it seems to have come around really quickly in the last few weeks, and the trees have really turned along with the darker evenings coming in now as well. This week was challenging with...
River Dee Fishing Report – Week 35 commencing 22nd September 2025
As we head towards the end of September, we see the highest number of fish to the rods this week that we have recorded all season, it is good to know that fish are travelling up the river now with the cooler days and nights. The River Dee Trust auction is running...
River Dee Fishing Report – Week 34 commencing 15th September 2025
This week our fortunes seemed to turn with the arrival of more water and cooler air temperatures, close to 150 salmon to the Dee rods with a fish at one of the lower river beats weighing in at 28lbs, I can imagine it took a while for the adrenaline to subside on that...
River Dee Fishing Report – week commencing 8th September 2025
Another welcome uplift in water levels on the Dee this week thankfully and a very autumnal feel to the weather overall, 99 salmon/grilse reported to FishPal, and it was great to be out and about seeing anglers heading to beats with rod racks on, up and down the Dee...
Run Balmoral champions the River Dee Trust’s One Million Trees campaign
Run Balmoral participants this year not only enjoyed the scenery of the countryside of upper Deeside but helped tackle the local impact of climate change. In a move to improve sustainability around the flagship annual running festival, event organisers donated over...