Fishing reports

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 29 commencing 10th August 2026 The only upside I have found to very hot weather is the reporting of it. Dee rods who reside south of the border spent much of last week variously baking, roasting and sizzling across heatwave Britain....

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 28 commencing 3rd August 2026 Dee rods and ghillies enjoyed the first full week of August, landing 141 salmon and grilse. Sea trout catches improved too, with 23 reported compared with just six the previous week, including 11 on Friday...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 27 commencing 27th July 2026 It was a much better week on the river. A run of fish appeared despite the very low water and, as overhead conditions improved, catches gathered momentum, culminating in an excellent final three days. It was...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 26 commencing 20th July 2026 Last week was a bit of a grind and at times a lot of a grind. River levels remained stubbornly low while water temperatures crept upwards each afternoon, leaving the early mornings and late evenings as the...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 25 commencing 13th July 2026 The week was dominated by the continuation of lousy weather. It is all a matter of perspective; some people enjoy this sort of thing, but high pressure, unbroken spells of blazing sunshine and just two...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 24 commencing 6th July 2026 It was a week of low water and far too much sunshine for our purposes. Nonetheless, a few fish were landed despite the conditions. Early in the week there was some cloud and the odd patch of rain, but to no...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 23 commencing 29th  June 2026 We slid into July last week and the beginning of Wimbledon, which means one thing. Andy Murray aside, most of us associate the Wimbledon fortnight with grilse. The beats started the week with a degree of...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 22 commencing 22nd June 2026 Conditions remained settled and warm across Deeside for much of last week, with the river holding low and steady rather than receiving anything resembling a useful lift. While the wider UK baked under a...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 13 commencing 27th April 2026 The last week of April seems to have flown by, and I have been looking at the year-on-year statistics. Perhaps we have had better weather conditions, more fish running, and more fishing effort this April...

River Dee Fishing Report – Week 12 commencing 20th April 2026 This week we’ve seen some beautiful, very silver spring fish to Dee rods, with seventeen beats catching. I heard the cuckoo for the first time, so it’s officially spring. Finally, our smolts from the River...

This week fish were caught from Banchory Beat upstream to Headinch and Cambus O May. A total of Sixteen Spring Salmon were landed over the course of the week on middle and upper river beats. Banchory Beat welcomed back Gerald Middleton on Thursday who caught another...

The week brought typical spring weather to Scotland—four seasons in a single day and little predictability. The northeast experienced noticeably cooler conditions than the central belt, and fish seemed reluctant to move, holding tight in the deeper pools.It was,...

Week seven of the fishing season on the Dee proved lucky for some, with 29 fish reported to FishPal. It marks the best week of the season so far and the strongest March week in several years, giving us renewed optimism for the weeks ahead. Spring is clearly making...

The river was up and down like a yo-yo last week, according to several ghillies and anglers I’ve spoken to recently, but thankfully it began to settle by Saturday. I’ve also heard that more fish are starting to run, so fingers crossed they continue making their way...

It was a  steady week of weather, with another rise of water levels caused by mild daytime temperatures and midweek snowmelt. A  bright full moon, cold starry nights and a touch of early morning frost made for beautiful conditions, complimented by sunshine and blue...

I can’t quite believe we are in March already and I’ve really noticed a difference in daylight; the birds are singing like crazy early in the morning with light at breakfast time making a difference to nature and humans alike. We had 34 salmon to the Dee rods for the...

We appear to have been tricked into an early spring, leaving nature a little confused. I had frost on the lawn on Saturday morning, yet tomorrow the forecast predicts 12 degrees. The snow on the hilltops is melting again, but the blue sky and sunshine make a welcome...

After a prolonged spell of very wet weather, Friday and Saturday brought a crisp chill to the air, but it was a real pleasure to see the sunshine again—and not to have to dry out after being outside. Nature is already stirring toward spring, with the first bulbs...

I have just about dried out from a very wet and sleety opening day at the Milton of Crathes, but despite the weather it was wonderful to come together again, put 2025 behind us, and look ahead with optimism to the 2026 season. So far, the tally stands at six beautiful...

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...