Hi Gary
The ADAA is a good bet at the moment.
You will get in next season if you apply now and will have access to excellent fishing for all species. We have a trout loch and are activly seeking another, have been for some time. We have literally miles of lower and middle Don fishing, with superb opportunities for brown and sea trout as well as salmon. You are correct that the membership like salmon fishing, this was clear in last years membership survey and because we have some magnificent salmon water, but wild brown trout were also incredibly popular, with some anglers fishing for them exclusively, and every season some giants are caught.
In addition you will get Dee salmon and seatrout fishing and lower, middle and upper Ythan fishing, which has some wild brownies, good seatrout and salmon fishing. Exchange tickets are available if i remember with Inverurie association, and with Inverness and Brechin AC's We also have negotiated discounted fishings at Tilbouries, Knappach on the Dee and at Haddo and Raemoir trout fisheries
With such a large portfolio of beats it is daunting, i think there are 42 miles of fishings in total, so to assist new members we have induction days, to inform new members about the fishings, when and where advice and who to contact if you are struggling. Also included is fishing etiquete, conservation and disease control. We have introduced beat walks with convenors and I run an Aberdeen Fieldsports 1 day tour, where we cover as many dee and Don beats and pools as possible, covering best pools, car parking and location of the huts. (to let you understand we even have one pool on the Don large enough to justify 3 huts, and we only put huts where we catch fish!)
If you need additional details on the Association (If anyone does) I can be contacted at Aberdeen Fieldsports on Aberdeen 581313