Smolt Trap at Loch Doon

After checking the smolt trap at Loch Doon this morning and only finding a single brown trout and about 20 toads, we decided to lift it and try again next week. Of course there’s a risk that the smolts have already passed by as we found quite a few when...

Culroy Weir erosion

The weir behind Minnishant on the Culroy Burn isn’t a complete barrier to migration but I’ve no doubt that it stopped some fish from progressing upstream and it was on our list for some improvements in the next year or two. At well over 1m high and 10m...

River Doon DSFB meetings

The next River Doon DSFB meetings will take place as below.   Date of Meetings: Friday 22nd April 2016 Venue: Frazer Coogans Limited, Dalblair House, 46 Dalblair Road, Ayr KA7 1UQ Times: 3.30pm Board Meeting 4.45pm – AGM & Public...

PIT tagging salmon

As part of the management project focusing on identifying migration and survival issues in the Doon catchment above Loch Doon dam, we were there this afternoon to capture salmon parr and pre smolts then insert Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT Tags). We would...