by Struan Candlish | Sep 11, 2018 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Yesterday we were on the Duisk (Stinchar catchment) continuing with the Government surveys. Despite the rain we got another couple completed with reasonable numbers of juvenile salmonids recorded at both sites. The heavy afternoon and overnight rain has swept away...
by Struan Candlish | Aug 28, 2018 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
With Stuart giving a tour of various barriers and barrier easements across the Irvine catchment to a host of SEPA officials myself and Muir were in the Doon catchment completing electrofishing and invertebrate sampling on a number of tributaries. Whilst the...
by Struan Candlish | Aug 22, 2018 | Conservation, Electrofishing, fishing, General
With one team electrofishing on the Girvan catchment the other team made an early start and headed down to the Stinchar valley to monitor a handful of tributary sites yesterday. Year to year populations fluctuate for a variety of reasons not least due to the...
by Struan Candlish | Aug 8, 2018 | Conservation, General
I noticed one of our neighboring Trust’s post this link yesterday evening and I would urge our readers to respond to this consultation document. Developing an Environment Strategy for Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/Publications/2018/06/4147/downloads This is an...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 30, 2018 | Conservation, General
Click here for the Salmon and Sea Trout Fishery Statistics 2017 Season. Apparently catch and release across Scotland is at it’s highest since records begun in 1994 at 84%. Whilst this percentage is high there’s clearly still room for improvement. And with...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 26, 2018 | Conservation, fishing, General
How to Live Release that Atlantic salmon Live release done right makes a big difference wild Atlantic salmon and other fish. With the 2018 angling season underway in parts of Atlantic Canada, take a moment with this video to learn the best way to handle fish. Gepostet...