Welcome to Bangor on Dee Salmon Angling Association, offering some of the finest Salmon fishing available on the Welsh river Dee.
Every year many good fish are taken by both experienced members and guests alike. We hold regular meetings and working parties where, as well as maintaining the fishery, we can meet fellow Members, forge new friendships and strengthen the ethos that has made BODSAA what it is today... a community.
Although Salmon runs are reported as having declined in recent years in most UK rivers,the Welsh Dee still maintains a healthy run of fish and there are hopeful signs of a returning Spring run.
Whilst the name of the club suggests it is purely driven by the pursuit of Salmon, BODSAA caters for most anglers wishing to fish our beautiful river for salmon, sea-trout (sewin) and brown trout as well as grayling and coarse fish. The Dee holds superb chub, barbel and pike. Please visit our Galleries and the 'Fish to be Caught' menu for more detail.
If you are interested in membership of our association please click here and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
With membership returns now in for the 2011 Season, it looks as though the catch at 60-70 fish was well down on the previous year. This seems to be partly the result of less fishing time by members trying to earn a living in the recession and partly because we had relatively high water levels for much of the Summer which allows fish to swim through our lower Beats and carry on upstream, pausing only for a quick breather. Those who happened to be in the right place at the right moment caught fish; the rest of us struggled. Let's hope for better luck in 2012!
In mid-May 2012, with the river persistently between one and two feet above normal but still fishable in many parts of our water, I have reports of three Springers caught and returned and more seen. Sea-trout are also present with several caught on dry mayflies or small nymphs. The Grayling, on the other hand, seem to prefer 1" tubes at the moment!
