Trout parr

Commonly found across Dumfries and Galloway

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Alyx

Intern Alyx building a water quality sonde frame on the Luce

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Skunk cabbage

An invasive plant species that has the capacity to block waterways if left unchecked.

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kayak survey

Kayak surveys looking for spawning habitat for char round Loch Grannoch

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Sparling

Sparling on the Cree spawning ground

‘Saving the Sparling’ Project

Salmon parr

Salmon parr found across Dumfries and Galloway

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District Salmon Fishery Boards


There are six District Salmon Fishery Boards covering the six main river catchments in Galloway.

Various details are provided below for the District Salmon Fishery Boards covering the Bladnoch, Kirkcudbrightshire Dee, Water of Fleet, Luce and Urr.  The information here has been provided by each of the DSFBs.

The River Cree DSFB run their own website which provides similar information for the Cree.

Bladnoch District Salmon Fishery Board

Salmon fishing rights in Scotland are private heritable titles that are registered separately from land. As such, these titles can be bought and sold like any other property.

Dee District Salmon Fishery Board

Salmon fishing rights in Scotland are private heritable titles that are registered separately from land. As such these titles can be bought and sold like any other property.

Fleet District Salmon Fishery Board

Salmon fishing rights in Scotland are private heritable titles that are registered separately from land. As such these titles can be bought and sold like any other property.

Luce District Salmon Fishery Board

Salmon fishing rights in Scotland are private heritable titles that are registered separately from land. As such these titles can be bought and sold like any other property.

Urr District Salmon Fishery Board

Salmon fishing rights in Scotland are private heritable titles that are registered separately from land. As such these titles can be bought and sold like any other property.

Latest News


GFT creates a Galloway Rivers Standard for Timed Electrofishing

A review of recent timed electrofishing data on the Luce and Urr in relation to a Galloway Rivers Standard

Searching and Celebrating Sparling this Spring

It is that time of year again where GFT begin our search or the sparling during their annual spring migration to the upper tidal limit of the River Cree. This year we hope to run several events on the banks of the River Cree to celebrate sparling!

Bladnoch Hatchery Update

The GFT and Bladnoch DSFB are running a hatchery programme this year to stock the upper Tarf to help ameliorate acidification problems and help recover salmon stocks in key areas.

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