Salmon Fishing on the River Deveron
The Deveron is an excellent salmon and sea trout river, with annual catches, prior to the sudden dramatic decline in the last decade, in excess of 2000 salmon and around 1500 sea trout. The river also has a reputation for quality brown trout fishing. Indeed the Deveron is known for producing large fish of all three species.
The river Deveron rises in the hills near Strathdon in Aberdeenshire and, after being joined by the Blackwater, flows north east to Huntly, where it is joined by the River Bogie. The Deveron then winds its way for a further 20 miles though rich farmland to reach Turriff and then on through its lowermost section to Banff on the north Buchan coast. The Deveron is a spate river, relying on snow melt at the start of the season and regular rain through the rest of the season, to give of its best. The Deveron has excellent fly water through most of its length. The Spring fishing can be worthwhile but the main runs come in September and October, with sea trout fishing at its best in June and July. Fishing is available throughout the river, although the best beats between Huntly and Turriff are generally booked well in advance. Turriff Angling Association also makes its water available to visiting anglers.
River Deveron Map
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Note: the maps on this website are extracts from the Bartholomew “Half Inch” map series dating back to the middle of the twentieth century. There have been many changes since the maps were made, and much of the human detail, e.g. buildings and roads, will have changed over the period. It is to be hoped, however, that the unique character of our Scottish rivers, and the trout and salmon in them, will not have altered too dramatically over the years and that they may still offer the wonderful fishing prospects of days gone by. Bearing the above in mind, anyone planning a fishing or walking trip in Scotland is advised to equip themselves with a compass and the appropriate up-to-date Ordnance Survey map, the most useful for the angler probably being the Landranger series, scale 1:50,000. For Deveron, see O.S. map number 29.
For further information about the fishing on the Deveron see River Deveron Fishing
For information about the trout fishing in the area see Trout Fishing Scotland