Category Archives: DAA News

DAA Spring 2017 newsletter

Posted on January 14, 2017 by gowens2013

The newsletter is available to download Newsletters Thanks to Dennis Toon and David Mudie for their trouble in preparing it!  

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Salmon scale sampling

Posted on December 4, 2016 by gowens2013

Our friends at the River Forth Fisheries Trust are undertaking a large scale ‘scale’ sampling project over the whole district to help to begin to understand the genetic background of migratory fish in the catchment and have asked anglers to … Continue reading →

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Redd survey

Posted on December 3, 2016 by gowens2013

Our friends at the River Forth Fisheries Trust are asking all anglers wandering the banks of any rivers in the district to keep an eye out for redds (which is effectively the spawning nests formed by salmon & trout in … Continue reading →

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Final reminder – 2016 Salmon and Sea Trout catch returns

Posted on November 10, 2016 by gowens2013

A polite reminder to any Salmon/Sea Trout permit holders ……. if you haven’t already completed a catch return, please ensure that you submit a catch return by the 20th November to the Hon. Sec. You can use the form issued with your … Continue reading →

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2016 Salmon & Sea Trout returns

Posted on October 29, 2016 by gowens2013

Can all members holding a Sea Trout and Salmon permit please ensure that they complete a catch return as soon as possible and return to the Hon. Sec. You can use the form issued with your permit or complete electronically … Continue reading →

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River and Glenquey update – almost the end of the season

Posted on October 29, 2016 by gowens2013

With only one more sea trout/salmon fishing day to go, the Devon Angling Association 2016 is almost over. The end of the Glenquey season this year was extended from its traditional 30th September finish to the statutory end date of the 6th October. … Continue reading →

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A DAA Wednesday work party

Posted on September 24, 2016 by gowens2013

Alexander Rose sent in this splendid photo of a work party he encountered on the river recently: [Left to right] Bob Wright, Alan Armstrong (Bailiff), Jim McGuire (Bailiff), Alan Graham, David Mudie (Hon Secretary) and Colin Smail  On another day … Continue reading →

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Salmon anglers – The Forth Returning Adults Project

Posted on September 24, 2016 by gowens2013

The Forth District Salmon Fishery Board (and/or River Forth Fisheries Trust …… its all the same team!) are reaching out to anglers throughout the district to assist with the Forth Returning Adults Project. They are collecting scale samples from salmon … Continue reading →

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River and Glenquey update September 2016

Posted on September 22, 2016 by gowens2013

It will not escaped the notice of anglers that there are barely two weeks left of the trout season on Thursday 6th October. Glenquey enthusiasts are reminded that for that 2016 season we have aligned the closure of the Glenquey season with the … Continue reading →

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Salmon – compulsory catch and release

Posted on September 19, 2016 by gowens2013

For the avoidance of any doubt for members or visiting anglers any Salmon caught on the River Devon must be returned to the river. There are absolutely no circumstances in which a Salmon can be removed from the river. Over … Continue reading →

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