Last survey

With the weather being so nice and water levels dropping, I decided to have one last day at surveying before hanging up the waders so Helen and I headed back to the Doon catchment. We managed a single site on the Chapelton burn before our electro-fishing gear once...

The Glenmuir Water

UPDATED The You Tube videos of combat fishing in Alaska are extreme but this morning with the Glenmuir in great order, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between this great wee river and these North American waters. As we headed towards Dalblair, there were...

Bailiff’s updates.

The River Ayr and River Irvine bailiffs have been busy keeping an eye on things. Both rivers are receiving the unwanted attention of poachers at present but thanks to the bailiffs, several nets have been recovered and a number of people have been reported for illegal...

A problem plant!

Gordon spied this Giant Hogweed plant in an almost inaccessible location. I say ‘almost inaccessible’ because without climbing experience I think it would be impossible to deal with this solitary invader. But of course, neither Gordon nor I are equipped or...