The River Don is one of Scotland's angling treasures. Not only is it recognised as a premier salmon and sea trout river, but is also renowned for the quality of its brown trout fishing.
The River Don, which enjoys the benefit of a Scottish Executive Brown Trout Protection Order and a River Improvement Association, has been described by Bruce Sandison, the celebrated angling authority and author, as:
The finest wild brown trout stream in Europe
Fish of over 3lb in weight are not uncommon.
During the season the following fishing is to be found:
- Early spring - salmon fishing
- Early summer - quality brown trout and sea trout
With summer salmon and grilse fishing through to runs of heavy back end salmon during the autumn.
Indeed, the Don offers the local and visiting angler an excellent chance of sport throughout the entire fishing season.
Aberdeenshire Council manages four separate beats on the river and access is readily available to visiting anglers at reasonable cost.
