Scotland's Hidden Gem
The Deveron rises in the hills of West Aberdeenshire in the remote area known as the Cabrach, and flows north before being joined on its left bank by the Blackwater. It then swings in a north-easterly direction as it flows through Strathglass to Huntly. This upper section consists of fast gravelly runs, rocky cascades interspersed with deep, holding pools which is ideal for the early running spring fish.
As it flows through Huntly it is joined on its right bank by the River Bogie which drains the hills of Clashindarroch Forest and the rich farmland around Gartly Moor and the Coreen Hills.
The middle section, some 22 miles, is to Turriff via Rothiemay where it is joined by the River Isla on its left bank. The Isla flows through Keith which has several distilleries which draw water for such well known names as Chivas Regal. Other distilleries in this middle section include Glendronach on the Glendronach burn and Knock which is on the Shiel burn which rises on the Knock hill.
At Turriff the Idoch Water flows in from the right bank. Finally it flows 11 miles through fertile agricultural land to its final destination to Banff/Macduff taking in the King Edward burn which flows from the east and is a productive sea trout/brown trout tributary.
Details of some of the River Deveron's beats are on this website. You can read about these, and book fishing by email or telephone.
Click here to choose an area to fish and for details of booking.
Latest updates of catches can be found at www.fishingthedeveron.co.uk
Latest news and updates
03/07/09 - Could all anglers please be aware that due to the prolonged hot weather the water temperature of Deveron is unusually high (21.2c). The DBIT would like to ask all anglers to please reduce fishing effort during daylight hours and allow any fish to be released maximum time to recover in quick flowing water.
Heaviest spring salmon caught of the 2009 season so far, on the 07/04/09 - a 19.5lb fish (sealiced), caught on Turriff Angling beat.
Opening Day 2009 - the Opening Day ceremony will held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 11 February 2009. All are welcome. Bring some very warm clothing with temperatures likely to be near Baltic conditions as the view of Avochie below demonstrates!
Professor David W MacKay OBE appointed Honorary Life President of DBIT.
Heaviest salmon caught of the 2008 season so far - a 35lb fish caught during September.
Heaviest spring salmon caught of the 2008 season so far, on the 25/04/08 - a 25lb fish (sealiced), caught by D Coull, on Upper Netherdale.
A video taken by The Deveron, Bogie and Isla Charitable Rivers Trust showing three Atlantic salmon ascending the river Isla, a major tributary of the Deveron. (The video was taken on the 12/11/07 at 15:23hrs.)
The 2007 Electro-fishing Report is available on the 'Trust' page.
To assist with the prevention of the deadly parasite Gyrodactylus salaris entering the Deveron system, all Anglers should complete a Declaration form before fishing. The declaration form is available for download form the 'Current Issues' page.
Download an article on the River Deveron from Atlantic Salmon Trust Journal, January 2007 by Malcolm Hay and Robert Shields.
The Board & Trust are pleased to be collaborative partners in a recently formed project ' The Moray Firth Sea Trout Project'. This combines the efforts of river Boards and Fishery Trusts and many angling associations (including Huntly Angling and Turriff Fishing Association) within the Moray Firth to address the imbalance in sea trout management, collate existing information on sea trout stocks and identify where further data is required to facilitate improved management practice.
For a full description please refer to the newsletter page.