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Duisk Results *UPDATED 02/10/12*
Last week we managed to electrofish some sites in the Duisk catchment (a tributary of the Stinchar). Despite water levels being higher than we would like, we had to make the most of the dry days. I've included 6 charts below. Classification follows SFCC guidelines and...
Cessnock in spate
Another photo of the Cessnock at the modified stretch, this time when it was in spate. It seems inevitable that there is going to be a serious issue with siltation and diffuse pollution as a direct result of thee modifications. It is interesting that the original...
Black Rocks video
Here is a link to a short video of our Black Rocks Waterfall project in Kilmarnock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64GjbIMyjfc&feature=g-upl The project was completed in conjunction with Kilmarnock AC with funding from SEPA and SCORE. The video was taken last...
It’s a bite but by what?
The Cross Water at Barrhill is a black peaty water that supports a few trout and salmon in the lower reaches. We monitor a site just upstream of the village at the Martyrs Tomb. We normally find a few better than average trout (for this burn) and this year was no...
Black Rocks success!
After posting such a depressing blog as the previous entry about the Cessnock, I am delighted to report some good news. The Black Rock weirs that were completed earlier this summer appear to be doing the job that they were designed to do. I paid them a quick visit...
Cessnock Modifications lead to problems
On the 4th August 2010 I saw some fairly major remodelling of the Cessnock taking place just outside Mauchline. There was a digger infilling the old course of the burn and landscaping as underway on the banks of a freshly cut channel. I was concerned (that's the...
Irvine Valley Problems
I received reports of coloured water that was affecting fishing on the Irvine over the weekend. Garry Anderson from Galston knew where the problem lay so we set off for a look this morning in the rain. The problem was a small landslide on the Gower Water at the top of...
Water of Fail is still a failure!
Despite various efforts by different groups and agencies to bring about water quality improvements on the Fail, there still doesn't appear to be any obvious change in the water that enters the River Ayr. When I wrote my dissertation several years ago I focussed on...
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River Map Prints
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