Garnock Weir
After last weeks surveys on the upper Garnock, we returned this morning to complete the electrofishing above the Garnock Weir. This is remote and inaccessible habitat so we were glad that the rain was off and the sun was trying to break through. Loaded like pack...Another day on the Garnock
Heavy rain this morning forced a change of plans when we arrived in Kilbirnie again this morning. Instead of heading out across moorland to remote sites on the upper Garnock I decided it was a safer option to fish the Pundeavon Burn. The water was clear when we...Stinchar timed electrofishing results
Following the survey of the Girvan on Friday and the very poor results we recoded in the lower river as a result of the fish mortality incident that occurred in July, we headed to the Stinchar this morning to see how it fared as it too had suffered from a similar...Girvan timed results, good and bad
As regular readers will be aware, there was a fairly significant fish mortality episode on the lower Girvan just a few weeks ago towards the end of the very hot spell of weather. It wasn’t just the Girvan that was affected, the Stinchar at the same time suffered...Large sea trout scale
I took scale samples from the large trout we found dead at Enoch Farm Bridge on Monday. Trout of this size are a rarity in Ayrshire these days but even when more numerous, a sea trout of this size would have been a trout to remember. The fish wasn’t weighed but...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
