Surveys pre Gravel Cleaning
We’ve been planning to perform experimental gravel cleaning on a few sites on the Ayr that are affected by siltation or enrichment. The aim will be to see if by removing the fine sediments that choke the spawning beds, whether we can increase egg survival and...Drumtree Water Fish Rescue
Gordon, Muir and I were at the Drumtree Water (a tributary of the Fenwick Water) last week to carry out a fish rescue ahead of the watercourse being diverted to allow the contractors to install a new water supply pipeline. A fish rescue was necessary as the section of...Ponesk Burn recovery
Back in 2011 we rescued and relocated salmon and trout from the lower Ponesk prior to Scottish Coal relocating the burn to its current location late that year. This move was to allow them to access coal reserves below the old course of the river. As soon as we...Loch Doon Salmon monitoring
As part of our management project to determine salmon migration success through Loch Doon Dam we have counters installed in the dam to record adult salmon moving upstream and juveniles heading downstream as smolts. The Vaki counter had been causing a few concerns...Electrofishing in the upper Girvan
Whilst the recent rain and high waters in Ayrshire Rivers are great for anglers, it can present a problem when it comes to completing our annual summer juvenile salmonid electrofishing surveys (amongst other things, high flows lower catch efficiency and make it unsafe...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
