Raising awareness of the River Deveron and its main tributaries; the River Bogie and the River Isla

 

Scotland's Hidden Gem

The River Deveron is a famous and prolific salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishery and in terms of catches is consistently the fifth highest in Scotland. The Deveron is situated in North East Scotland within the counties of Aberdeenshire and Moray and has an overall catchment area of 1266 km² and a length of 96kms. The Deveron has a well deserved reputation as an angling river, with runs of spring, summer and often prolific runs of autumn salmon, through to its season's end on 31st October. Its sea trout which average 3lbs with specimens up to 10-12lbs caught regularly, also entice many anglers to the river as well as the fantastic brown trout fishing, available from May to July. The returns for the 2011 fishing season submitted to the River Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board showed an overall catch of 2731 (4000 in 2010) Salmon and Grilse and 592 (1300 in 2010) Sea Trout.