Don Catchment Rivers Trust Upper River Don. Don Catchment Rivers Trust Lower River Don.

Don Catchment Rivers Trust

Upper River Don


Lower River Don



• Fisherman

• Members of Rivers Trust

• General Public


My background

• Fly fishing

• Catching Fish

• Invertebrates

• Fly tying


My background

• Rivers

• Watercraft

• Inter related systems

• Rivers trusts movement


What do fishermen want from rivers

• Clean water

• Free flowing in all seasons

• Pollution free



• Floods– fish stocks– bank damage

• Abstraction

• Invertebrates– plentiful supply



• Stocking

• Dams & Fish Passes

• Action on pollution

• Undertake work on river

• Willing to pay for fishing



• Spend time in rivers

can be Eyes & Ears– Pollution– Insects, lack of– Wildlife– Something is different


Members of a Rivers Trust

• Aspirations well documented

• Asset of the local community

• Natural

• Supporting indigenous wildlife, fauna and flora



• Protection for the future

• High water quality

• Work on the river



• Projects

• Funding

• Stakeholders– Agencies– Local authorities– Landowners– Local community groups


Focus of Don Catchment Trust

• Connecting with the river• Connecting with people

• Working with other groups

– Improved access for local communities– Increased wetlands – Improved river channelling – Provision of fish passes


The General Public

• Hard to determine

• Recreation

• Living

• Flooding


The General Public

• Rubbish tipping

• Unaware of what is in their river

• Opportunities to learn

• Must be involved


Upper River Don

Don Catchment Rivers Trust Upper River Don. Don Catchment Rivers Trust Lower River Don.

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