Alyx

Intern Alyx building a water quality sonde frame on the Luce

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Salmon parr

Salmon parr found across Dumfries and Galloway

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Sparling

Sparling on the Cree spawning ground

‘Saving the Sparling’ Project

Skunk cabbage

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

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Trout parr

Commonly found across Dumfries and Galloway

Gallery

kayak survey

Kayak surveys looking for spawning habitat for char round Loch Grannoch

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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


Opening of Sparling Bridge marks the end of the Saving the Sparling Project

The long awaited Sparling Bridge successfully opened on Saturday 30th November. Crowds gathered either side of the bridge on the sunny afternoon to celebrate the grand opening of the new pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting the communities of Minnigaff and Newton Stewart.

New Inner Solway Marine Conservation Zone Designated to Protect Smelt

The Galloway Fisheries Trust is working with Natural England to produce a detailed Smelt Restoration Management Plan for the inner Solway Firth, to be the framework for European smelt (sparling) recovery in designated Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) around England and Wales.

Another successful GFT Dinner Auction!

On the 31st August 2019, GFT held their biennial Dinner Auction and it was an outstanding success.

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