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Fish Handling Guidance for 2026

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… 

Internship opportunity on the Spey

The Spey foundation is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Working with Rivers intern this year to protect and restore Scotlandโ€™s freshwater species and habitats. The intern position will work alongside professionals… 

2025 Annual Report Published

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… 

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… 

Extreme Electrofishing the Upper Avon

A blog by Michael Macdonald The River Avon (pronounced Aโ€™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… 

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… 

2018 Spey Electrofishing Report

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… 

Dulnain salmon fry index surveys update

On the first of August we provided an interim report on the Dulnain salmon fry index surveys 2018 see https://www.speyfisheryboard.com/dulnain-salmon-fry-index-surveys-2018/. At the time there were two sites still to do. These were isolated sites, each… 

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