The Spey Fishery Board is advising all anglers to adopt precautionary measures during the ongoing heatwaves impacting the River Spey. As water temperatures rise and river levels fall, dissolved oxygen levels fall which increases stress…
As we enter the smolt run period and officially reach the beginning of Spring, SFB would like to remind anglers of the current catch and release fish handling guidelines and tackle recommendations produced by Fisheries…
The Spey foundation is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Working with Rivers intern this year to protect and restore Scotland’s freshwater species and habitats. The intern position will work alongside professionals…
The Spey fishery board is very excited to announce an Job vacancy on behalf of the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative. SISI is a multi-year project in northern Scotland, which aims to encourage communities to tackle…
After the end of a long and difficult season, and the AGM on the 10th of February 2026, the the SFB’s 2025 annual report is ready for public circulation. The AGM summarises the activity of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Described recently as the “Rolls Royce” of electrofishing reports the Mach 2018 version is now available see here. The report details the timed salmon fry index surveys on the Spey mainstem, as well as in…
