An encouraging Don District Salmon Fishery Board's June report can now be read on the River Don Trust web site
www.riverdon.org.uk (http://www.riverdon.org.uk)
It's really good to see the sea trout coming back to the river in numbers, at least for this year. I'm told the Deveron has also been good.
The lost 8lb brown I heard about from the ghille although I'm sure he said it was one of a party of Norwegian visitors I met in Alford and sent up there. Oddly, another visitor ( a German I beleive) lost a similar sized fish in the same spot last season. I have to say I'm a bit sceptical about stating the weight of lost fish though. Even landed fish can be very difficult to estimate unless measurements are taken. That said most of the trout I lose on the Don are around the 8 lb mark. Honest guv. :lol:
Aye that makes a very positive read indeed :D
That said I was somewhat amused by the implied suggestion about the local seal population being such a bad lot, in the coastal fishing section:
QuoteI was also informed they have had quite a few remains of pieces of salmon that the seals have left behind in his nets, often the heads have been bitten off just leaving the carcase
Could this perhaps have something to do with the fish being stuck in a net in the first place?
Quote from: tomcatin on July 07, 2010, 09:28:04 AM
That said I was somewhat amused by the implied suggestion about the local seal population being such a bad lot, in the coastal fishing section:
This is by no means an attitude unique to the Don and indeed begs the question that if seals / fish eating birds et al are such a problem why are the runs of fish the best they have been for years? Truth is fisherman, and especially salmon fishing interests where there is serious money involved, are never happy, always wanting more and will always find something to point the finger at. This is a very dangerous game in my opinion and is the fast track to losing support, even support from lateral thinking anglers, but more importantly public support. As soon as that happens the battle for angling is lost. Habitat improvement including control and removal of non indigenous predators is surely the way to go? Get that right and nature will balance the native flora and fauna as it did long before we started messing it up.
The Don District Salmon Fishery Boards reports for July and August are now on the River Don Trust website here www.riverdon.org.uk (http://www.riverdon.org.uk)
The latest very positive DDSFB monthly report is now available to read here
www.riverdon.org.uk
The Don District Salmon Fishery Board October report is now availble to read at www.riverdon.org.uk
The November DDSFB report can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/November%20Report%20for%20Website%202010.pdf
The February report of the Don District Salmon Fishery Board can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/February%20report%20for%20River%20Don%20Website%202011b.pdf
Well said, Fred, couldn't agree more!
The March 2011 report of the DDSFB can now be read on the River Don Trust web site here
www.riverdon.org.uk
The 2011 river stocking report of the DDSFB can be read on the River Don Trust site here www.riverdon.org.uk
DDSFB Habitat Report
As part of our ongoing action plan on habitat improvement please read the attached report from Jim Kerr DDSFB Superindendant regarding the Leochal Burn --Here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20hab.pdf
That's an excellent report by Jim Kerr. That burn is close to where I live and like others in the area it has been abused by some farmers who allow their stock to erode the banks, dump their junk, plough to within inches of the water and generally appear to have little respect for anything except making money. It' not unique to up here of course, the same thing can be seen everywhere.
The latest DDSFB habitat report this time for the Goval Burn can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/goval.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/goval.pdf)
The latest DDSFB monthly report can be viewed at www.riverdon.org.uk (http://www.riverdon.org.uk)
A positive habitat improvement report covering May and June can be read on the River Don trust website here
www.riverdon.org.uk
The June report of the DDSFB can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20June%20monthly%20report%202011%20for%20website.pdf
The July report of the DDSFB can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20Monthly%20report%20for%20July%20website%20and%20Dave.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20Monthly%20report%20for%20July%20website%20and%20Dave.pdf)
The latest report from Jim Kerr, River Don Superindendent can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20August%20Monthly%20report%20for%20website%20and%20Daves%20Report%202%20.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20August%20Monthly%20report%20for%20website%20and%20Daves%20Report%202%20.pdf)
The September 2011 DDSFB report can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20September%20report%20for%20web%20site%202011.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/DDSFB%20September%20report%20for%20web%20site%202011.pdf)
The DDSFB October report can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/october2011.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/october2011.pdf)
The November report can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/october2011.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/october2011.pdf)
Jim Kerr's report to the DDSFB's agm is here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/agm%202011.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/agm%202011.pdf)
The January DDSFB report can be read here
http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/jan%202012.pdf (http://www.riverdon.org.uk/FileLibrary/PDF%20Reports/jan%202012.pdf)