Caaf Reservoir fish rescue commences

by | Apr 27, 2015 | Conservation, General

Finally after more than a year and a half in the planning, we arrived at Caaf reservoir this morning to remove as many trout and other species from the reservoir before the dam wall is breeched and the land reinstated. The restoration will take in the order of 36...

A very dirty spate

by | Apr 12, 2015 | Conservation, General

Instead of heading further south as I’d planned today, I noticed the river Ayr was very dirty this morning and decided to investigate this instead. The Ayr has many problems leading to poor juvenile production and a decline in fish stocks, not least...

Culroy Burn erosion

by | Apr 8, 2015 | Conservation

We have been in discussion for some time with the landowner on the Culroy Burn where erosion appears to be contributing to silt problems further downstream. The burn is eroding prime agricultural land at an alarming rate and it is not only us but also the landowner...

Reconnecting fish and habitat

by | Mar 27, 2015 | Conservation, fishing

I came across this video clip on YouTube and couldn’t help but see the similarities of this approach to what we do in Ayrshire and other Trusts across Scotland are also delivering. We may not have resources to work on this scale individually or to produce such...

Caaf Reservoir update

by | Mar 25, 2015 | Conservation, fishing

Finally water levels are approaching the required depth to allow us to effectively net the reservoir before it is full drained down. Levels are dropping by 700mm per day and our target level could be reached next week if there’s no more rainfall. While we are...

Fenwick Water Polluted Again

by | Mar 19, 2015 | Conservation, fishing, General

I think this is the 3rd successive year that fish have been killed on the Fenwick Water from pollution. SEPA informed the Trust yesterday that there had been a localised incident on the river that resulted in a number of fish (presumed to be trout) dying....