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Catch and Release Short Film….a must watch!
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...
River Categorisation for 2018
With the fishing season well underway and the realistic prospect of a fish now, I thought it would be worth while reminding all anglers what the Scottish Government has categorised each Ayrshire river and what this means for the angler on the river. Ayr Category 3...
Smolts Galore!
We’ve been kept busy at the smolt trap over the last couple of days. With many hundred passing through now we’ve been starting the first mark, release, recapture trials to assess the percentage of the migrating population passing through the trap. ...
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...
Doon hatchery stocking
The Doon DSFB asked for our assistance to stock some of their fry out in the upper catchment. While we remain unconvinced of the results and real benefits of of hatchery stocking, there can at times be justification for it and if it's done properly, should hopefully...
Don’t forget the trout
On my way home this evening I stopped at Laigh Milton on the Irvine. It looked a nice afternoon for a cast for trout and sure enough I soon spotted someone leaving the river, fly rod in hand. With good hatches of Olives and March browns at present and and Grannoms due...
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...
Sevenacres Weir assessment on the Lugton Water
We get involved in some great projects but sometimes that involves getting wet and mouthful of water from some very unpleasant sources. Today we were assessing the face of the Sevenacres Weir ahead of commencing installation of a fish pass later this year. The Trust...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
