by Struan Candlish | Sep 6, 2019 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
With a break in the forecast today we managed to get our waders on and get out. We were monitoring the fish and invertebrate populations in the Haw and Pullower Burns in Killgallioch today. These two burns drain into the the River Duisk which feeds down into the River...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 2, 2019 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
We have been very fortunate to have had Ethan amongst other regular volunteers (Lyndsey and Fraser) out helping us over the last several weeks and unfortunately for us he heads back to University next week so yesterday was his last day. We’re very grateful to Ethan...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 2, 2019 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General, Invasives
Despite the miserable weather on Friday of last week, Muir and I headed off to the Annick Water this morning to complete two more sites for the National Electrofishing Programme. Results were poor but both sites produced salmon. However we recorded a species that I...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 2, 2019 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Wednesday and Thursday of last week saw us complete the timed electrofishing on the Water of Girvan and River Doon. High water levels over the last 3/4 weeks prevented us from completing these main river sites. Fry numbers appear to be down on...
by Struan Candlish | Aug 2, 2019 | Conservation, Events, fishing, General, Invasives
We have received a report that a non-native Pacific pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha has been caught on the lower River Irvine. This has still to be confirmed but if you are confident you have caught a pink salmon then the fish should be dispatched humanely and...
by Struan Candlish | Jul 16, 2019 | Conservation, Events, Invasives
Today we were faced with the unenviable job of dealing with giant hogweed flowers that had set seed at Tarbolton Landfill. The land surrounding the landfill is criss crossed with old field drains and ditches that have the potential to transport seed into the Fail and...