Smolt trapping at Catrine

  Over the weekend it appeared as though the smolt run was really starting to build with 26 and then 57 on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Following a small rise in water levels overnight and upwards of 50 fish in the trap yesterday morning, Muir and I headed...

Another busy day…

As ever yesterday was a busy day at the Trust with the daily smolt trap check at Catrine only producing a single salmon smolt. After finishing up at Catrine it was off to do see how our habitat restoration on the Culroy Burn had faired over winter. We took a few alder...

VACANCY FOR TRUSTEES

AYRSHIRE RIVERS TRUST VACANCY FOR TRUSTEES Ayrshire Rivers Trust (www.ayrshireriverstrust.org) is the leading charity in the region concerned with the conservation and enhancement of the freshwater environment. It achieves this through a mixed programme of education;...

Fish Rescue on the Rye Water

Yesterday morning Struan and Muir were on the Rye Water (tributary of the Garnock) to conduct a fish rescue. This rescue was ahead of bank stability repairs involving tonnes of rock armour being careful positioned to bolster an eroding bank. These repairs weren’t able...

The Beast from the East

As everybody else has been posting about the impacts of the ‘Beast from the East’ I thought I would venture out last weekend and see what all the fuss was about. We’ve been blissfully unaffected at the office (Auchincruive, just outside Ayr) but I...