The annual meeting of qualified proprietors will be held on 16th December 2021. Given ongoing COVID restrictions this meeting will be held via ZOOM.

An exciting opportunity has arisen as River Director/Chief Executive for the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board (DSFB) in Inverness-shire. The Ness DSFB is a statutory body responsible for the protection and enhancement of salmon and sea trout fisheries in the Ness catchment, the largest in the North Highlands covering a total area of 2,103 square kilometres. The River Director reports directly...

Initial results from this year’s River Ness mainstem juvenile salmon surveys are now available. The number of mainstem survey sites has been increased from three to 10. This aims to provide greater resolution and sample a broad range of habitat types. Sampling was carried out using three pass electrofishing without stop nets (river too wide and fast). Location of the 2021 River Ness mainstem...

We are pleased to announce commencement of an exciting project focusing on the River Ness mainstem. The River Ness Habitat Restoration Feasibility Study aims to pinpoint threats to the habitat of wild Atlantic salmon in the River Ness and devise actions to increase natural production. Like many other river systems across Scotland and the North Atlantic, the Ness has seen a significant decline in...

The Ness District Salmon Fishery Board’s ‘2020 Annual Report and Accounts’ were approved at our Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors on the 17th December 2020. A low-resolution version can be viewed by clicking on the cover image below.     Please note that our Annual Public Meeting (scheduled for the 21st January 2021) has been postponed due to current COVID-19 restrictions. This...