River Don Monthly Report January 2023 Angling Prospects River levels have remained steady throughout the month and hopes are high that a few fresh fish will have been encouraged to enter the river from the coast. It’s been a relatively open winter so far and fish could already be in the middle reaches of the river by the start of …

River Don Monthly Report December 2022 Policing Throughout the month Fisheries Officers maintained foot patrols across the catchment checking for any sign of illegal activity. No incidents were discovered or reported over the month. Fish passes were inspected after the recent flood for any debris blocking fish passage. The majority have now been cleared. Following the flooding two trees became …

River Don Monthly Report November 2022 Flooding A months’ worth of rainfall fell across the catchment in 24 hours sending the river into flood conditions. The river burst its banks at several places spilling water onto surrounding fields, roads and homes causing major disruption. Water levels peaked at almost 15 feet on the lower reaches making this the second highest …

Angling The last month of the salmon angling season started well; decent catches were reported throughout the river with plenty of fish evident in the pools. Most of the fish landed continued to be coloured grilse from 3-7lbs with the odd double figured fish appearing.  Unfortunately, despite an increase in water levels the final few weeks were a struggle for …

September 2022 Angling Much improved landings of salmon and grilse were reported from many beats over the month, assisted by a series of lifts in water levels the dormant fish which had been held up in the lower pools for the past few months pushed upstream and provided some much-needed sport to anglers from Parkhill upriver to Kildrummy. Those landed …

River Don Monthly Report February 2022 Angling The salmon angling season got underway on the 11th of February. River levels were on the low side for the time of year and a cold frosty morning welcomed the first anglers onto the water. By lunch time a decent turnout of rods was seen across various beats from Alford downstream to Grandhome, …

River Don Monthly Report May 2022 Angling Encouraged by steady water levels over the first half of the month the first of this season’s grilse ran into the system, these new arrivals pushed quickly upstream into the middle reaches and provided welcome sport to anglers. Those landed weighed 3-4lbs with the majority still carrying lice. Landings of sea trout remain …

River Don Monthly Report April 2022 Angling Due to a combination of melting snow and rainfall the whole river system received a welcome rise in water during the first week of the month. This spate helped entice fish lying in the bay to run the river and increased angling effort was observed over the beats as a result. Fish took …

River Don Monthly Report March 2022 Angling Salmon anglers had to contend with a range of weather extremes throughout the month of March. Air temperatures rose to 18oC one week only to drop the following to -1 oC. Daily gusting winds did little to entice fly fishing anglers out onto the riverbank and rod effort remained low across most beats. …

River Don Monthly Report January 2022 Policing Fisheries Officers maintained regular foot and vehicle patrols across the catchment checking for any signs of illegal activity. Spring fish have started to appear on the lower reaches, and a few were reported running the weirs as the month ended. Foot patrols have increased over the lower reaches to cover the main holding …