News
Japanese knotweed control on the Stinchar.
We were on the River Stinchar yesterday undertaking a control programme for Japanese knotweed. Annually the Board collects a levy from anglers/angling clubs and syndicates which is then used to facilitate management, projects and monitoring across the catchment to the...
Autumn surveys continue.
No longer can we call our field work 'summer surveys' as the beginning of September saw us officially enter into autumn - a slightly depressing though as only a minute ago it seemed like we were in spring with the rest of the year still ahead of us. But as the nights...
Purclewan Burn Electrofishing
The week before last we were undertaking surveys to assess salmon production across some of the burns in the Doon catchment. One of these surveys was in the upper Purclewan Burn which drains Martnaham Loch and enters the River Doon just downstream of Dalrymple. The...
Monitoring the Recovery of the Brockloch Burn.
Over the last few years we have been actively fencing and improving small burns that were in poor condition and supported fewer fish than they should have. Often after all other attempts to gain improvements through the regulator have failed, we have had to step in...
Summer Surveys
This week we've been in the very upper reaches of tributaries that feed the upper Duisk in the Stinchar catchment. We always look forward to a trip down into the Stinchar Valley as it’s incredibly picturesque however this week we've been dodging incredibly heavy rain...
2025 Timed Electrofishing Results
We have had a bit of time to look at the 2025 timed electrofishing results in more detail and on the whole, spawning and survival from winter to July has been encouraging. Timed electrofishing is a rapid assessment of salmon fry survival between the spawning period...
Easing Barriers with Lomond Fisheries Trust
At the start of June we ventured out of Ayrshire to work with Lomond Fisheries Trust to install baffles in two culverts on the Fruin system that were preventing migratory fish access to the upper habitats. This is work that is being supported by the Wild Fisheries...
Nethermills Counter update: Artificial Intelligence will soon take over!
With some time passing since we gave any update on the Nethermills counter on the Ayr, I thought now was as good a time as any. What became obvious to us after commencing this project back in 2022 was that it was never going to be as simple as download an accurate...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
