The river Dee rises above Bala lake and flows through some of the most spectacular scenery in the 
whole of the U.K. ,the river is about 60 miles long with the Maelor Angling Association situated on the famous middle beats of the river, the Association has access to 6.5 miles of the river, 
The river is fed by 4 headland reservoirs Alwen 368 acres, Brenig 919 acres, Celyn 800 acres, and Bala 1100 acres, the latter is the largest natural lake in Wales, most rivers in the dry summers tend to go stale in a drought but the Dee will be as fresh in August as a frosty day in winter because of the releases from the 4 reservoirs keeping a steady flow at all times, the quality of the water has a class 1 A rating ,which means pure water one of the cleanest rivers in the country.  

Rules and Regulations
Anglers must return all Salmon during the catch and release dates
Any salmon caught after the 16th of June can be kept
All Grayling must be returned to the river unharmed
Two Brown Trout per day can be taken using fly or worm , no spinning for trout 
No bag limit on Sea trout Fly, spinning, or worm is allowed, only sea trout anglers to fish at night