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Genetics can be a minefield to the uninitiated (and that includes me), however, it can be intriguing. The use of genetic analysis in fisheries management has been used for many years enabling fishery managers to identify various stock components from different rivers and within rivers. It can identify traits within species, run timings and links with other species such as Freshwater pearl...
The February 2026 Meeting of the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board will be held in the SRUC RAVIC Building, UHI Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA, at 2:00pm on Thursday 19th February. The meeting notification can be read here. Please contact Alastair Campbell, Clerk to the Board at inverness@bidwells.co.uk if you are interested in attending the meeting as an observer. The agenda for the meeting will...
TheĀ Ness DSFB 2025 Annual Report has now been published. The report details the activities of the Ness DSFB during 2025, and presents the 2025 salmon, grilse and sea trout catches. Ongoing projects and the many challenges facing the Ness catchment are discussed. The Accounts to the period ending the 31st March 2025 are presented. The 2024/25 financial year produced a surplus, a situation...
The 2026 Annual Public Meeting of the Ness DSFB will be held at the Highland Rugby Club, Canal Park Pavilion, Bught Park, Inverness on the evening of the 27th January 2026. The meeting will include updates on the activities of the Board over the last year, the presentation of the Annual Report, including Accounts, and a look ahead to what 2026 may bring. In addition we have a guest speaker,...
The November 2025 Meeting of the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board will be held in the SRUC RAVIC Building, UHI Campus, Inverness, IV2 5NA, at 2:00pm on Thursday 20th November. The meeting notification can be read here. Please contact Alastair Campbell, Clerk to the Board at inverness@bidwells.co.uk if you are interested in attending the meeting as an observer. The agenda for the meeting will...
Fishery Management ScotlandĀ report that pink salmon fish have now been reported in five sites in Scotland since mid-July 2025, with fish spotted in the River Dee, River Spey and Kyle of Sutherland and fish captured in the lower Tweed at Berwick Upon Tweed and the River Thurso. It is possible that as we approach mid-August, captures and sightings could increase. We urge all anglers to remain...
The August 2025 Meeting of the Ness District Salmon Fishery Board will be held in the Clachnaharry Room, The Treehouse, Carsegate Road, Inverness IV3 8EX, at 2:30pm on Thursday 21st August. The meeting notification can be read here. Please contact Alastair Campbell, Clerk to the Board at alastair.campbell@bidwells.co.uk if you are interested in attending the meeting as an observer. The agenda...
The 2025 Meeting of Ness DSFB Qualified Proprietors -Triennial Election. will be held in The Treehouse (Scottish Canals), Carsegate Road, Inverness, IV3 8EX at 2pm on Thursday the 21st August 2025. Click here for link to meeting Notification.
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