Smolts affected by Fungal infection
As regular readers will be aware, we’ve been monitoring smolt movements on the River Ayr through Catrine dam in a custom built fish pass and by-wash for several weeks now. Recently, the number of fish we’ve seen with fungal infection prompted us to call in...Smolts at Catrine
There were a few more smolts active at Catrine this morning. They were taking grannoms and midges from the surface or at least trying to. It is a hit or a miss to capture these images and you really need to have polaroids on to see the fish coming before they rise and...Bird Count for the Girvan
With water levels up slightly, Struan and Muir set about the Girvan Bird count today while Gillian and myself went to the smolt trap at Catrine. Of course they needed their vehicle moved downstream to their finishing point, so after we closed the trap on the Ayr, we...Salmon and Sea Trout Fishery Statistics 2017 Season
Click here for the Salmon and Sea Trout Fishery Statistics 2017 Season. Apparently catch and release across Scotland is at it’s highest since records begun in 1994 at 84%. Whilst this percentage is high there’s clearly still room for improvement. And with...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...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
