Category Archives: DAA News

Glenquey May – June 2015 report

Posted on July 11, 2015 by gowens2013

In early June the DAA completed it’s final stocking of the season at Glenquey putting 150 Howietoun trout in the reservoir. Throughout May and June water levels have remained quite high. It is fair to say that the cold and … Continue reading →

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River Devon June update (or an early July update!)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by gowens2013

The recent rain has freshened the river throughout the DAA waters, and there have been unconfirmed sightings (but not catches) of Sea Trout and/or Grilse in the river. Amongst the better fish caught in recent weeks was a fish of … Continue reading →

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Coal and the River Devon 1792-2014

Posted on July 5, 2015 by gowens2013

The Ochils Landscape Partnership provided a bursary to Jennifer L. Geller of the University of Stirling for a dissertation toward the degree of Master of Historical Research (Environmental). The resulting dissertation was entitled “The Evolution of a ―Peculiar Landscape‖. Coal Mining, Management and … Continue reading →

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Wild Fisheries Review

Posted on July 2, 2015 by gowens2013

The Forth District Salmon Fishery Board are seeking advise from anglers in the Forth Catchment on the issues relating to the Wild Fisheries Review to inform their own response on our behalf It is important to be aware this review … Continue reading →

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River Forth Fishery Trust summer newsletter

Posted on July 2, 2015 by gowens2013

There is plenty of interesting reading in the RFFT’s summer newsletter which can be found here: http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d609b5fce77f392cee5505b8e&id=b720dd27ce    

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Diseased eels in Scottish waters

Posted on May 19, 2015 by gowens2013

The River Forth Fisheries Trust have reported on Facebook problems with diseased eels being found in the River Dee by the Dee Fisheries Trust and on the Spey. The eels have been returning to the river with large lesions on there … Continue reading →

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River Forth Fisheries Trust & Forth District Salmon Board online

Posted on May 11, 2015 by gowens2013

  It is great to see the both our Fisheries Trust and Salmon Board reaching out to anglers using electronic media. River Forth Fisheries Trust Website    http://www.fishforth.co.uk/rfft/ Invasive species http://www.fishforth.co.uk/inns Twitter https://twitter.com/ForthFishTrust Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/RiverForthFisheriesTrust?fref=ts Forth District Salmon Board Website   http://www.fishforth.co.uk/fdsfb/ … Continue reading →

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Glenquey – A new season beckons and a fight ahead

Posted on April 1, 2015 by gowens2013

Today marked the opening day for our wee gem of a fishery, Glenquey Reservoir, tucked away in the Ochils. I suspect at least one angler would have been on the water today despite this mornings dusting of snow (no doubt togged … Continue reading →

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The DAA engineers

Posted on March 18, 2015 by gowens2013

  In the last couple of weeks our dedicated Wednesday work parties have been busy at Glenquey and on the River. Recently they have been out demonstrating their civil engineering skills repairing and building bridges Laying the foundations The completed … Continue reading →

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A pollution near miss

Posted on March 6, 2015 by gowens2013

On Wednesday 4th March 2015 with our new season just eleven days off, the Devon and a very lucky driver had an extremely close call. In the early hours an articulated fuel tanker came off the A977 at Powmill and ended up in … Continue reading →

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