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Newtonmore Primary School Pupils Dive into “Salmon in the Classroom” with Riverside Field Trip. 
We are thrilled to share a memorable chapter from this year’s “Salmon in the Classroom” project. Our annual “Salmon in the Classroom” project encourages pupils to take a hands-on role in salmon development. Classrooms are equipped with incubators housing salmon

Join the Fight Against Saprolegnia: An Updated Guide for Anglers on the Spey
Dear River Spey Anglers, As many of you are aware, Scottish rivers have been dealing with the resurgence of Saprolegnia – a potentially harmful water mould that resembles fungus and poses a serious threat to fish health. In particular, recent

Speyside Highschool pupils are hooked on angling and rural skills
One of the important objectives of the Spey Fishery Board is to promote understanding of its various initiatives through an education programme. Our programme is offered to 3 primary schools within the River Spey catchment area each year and raises

The cost of hydro
As if the situation with hydro abstraction on the Spey wasn’t bad enough Envirocentre Spey Abstractions 2021 Report a visit to Spey Dam yesterday to check how the sediment abstraction above the dam was progressing highlighted yet another impact of

Extreme Electrofishing the Upper Avon
A blog by Michael Macdonald The River Avon (pronounced A’an) is considered to be an extremely productive tributary of the lower Spey catchment, joining at Ballindalloch, the Avon has an impact on the characteristics of the lower Spey in terms

Salmon skin damage and disease
Over the last week or two many reports of disease in wild adult salmon populations have been reported. These reports have been widespread ranging from Scotland to Scandinavian. The common factor is death through fungal infection (Saprolegnia). Nothing new there