King of Scottish Rivers
Welcome to the home of the majestic and magnificent River Spey.
The River Spey is widely considered to be the finest river in Scotland and is one of the most important and productive salmon rivers in the UK. Famous for its whisky and salmon fishing, the region supports a wide range of wildlife, including the ‘King of Fish’, the Atlantic Salmon.
Flowing from its source in the Monadhliath Mountains, through the Cairngorm National Park and out into the Moray Firth, for hundreds of years the Spey has captured the hearts and minds of people living and visiting Speyside. With a wealth of things to do, places to visit and a dram or two to sample, it’s easy to see why people fall in love with this special region of Scotland.
RiverSpey.org is where you can find out more about fishing on the River Spey, learn about and support vital conservation work, or discover the best of Speyside.
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Initial Improvements to Spey Dam Fish Pass Completed
We are excited to report that the initial improvements to the Spey Dam fish pass were completed on 18th May, helping to reconnect salmon with an important habitat in the
Consultation on Strategy & Management Plan
We would like to know your views on our proposed Strategy & Management Plan 2022. Please take a moment to fill in one of our forms (online or print out)
Urgent “Call to Action” published in response to record low salmon catch
Marine Scotland has recently released the Scotland-wide 2021 Salmon and Sea Trout fishery statistics which makes for concerning reading. In 2021 35,693 salmon and 12,636 sea trout were caught on Scotland’s rivers
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Week Commencing 8th August 2022
Another week, another mini-heat wave on Speyside. August has been a challenging month for Spey anglers, but things could be about to change for the better. Whilst last week saw
Week Commencing 1st August 2022
Hello all. The first week of August has now been and gone, a time of the year when I always try to stop and take time to appreciate summertime: wildflower
Week Commencing 25th july 2022
Hello all Its sunny Sunday again but at least it is not as warm, temperatures have settled a bit from the highs we were experiencing. It is had to believe
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The cost of hydro
As if the situation with hydro abstraction on the Spey wasn’t bad enough Envirocentre Spey Abstractions 2021 Report a visit to Spey Dam yesterday to check how the sediment abstraction
Extreme Electrofishing the Upper Avon
A blog by Michael Macdonald The River Avon (pronounced A’an) is considered to be an extremely productive tributary of the lower Spey catchment, joining at Ballindalloch, the Avon has an
Salmon skin damage and disease
Over the last week or two many reports of disease in wild adult salmon populations have been reported. These reports have been widespread ranging from Scotland to Scandinavian. The common
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