Wild Fisheries Review – July bulletin

Andrew Thin’s panel have released their July Bulletin. It makes for an interesting read and there’s obviously still much to be decided although they are starting to finalise some thoughts and prepare recommendations for the Government. I’ll be...

Catrine fish pass extension

The fish pass was flowing tonight at just below the designed capacity of 0.5 cubic metres per second. The extension was completed and apart from a bit of rock armour required at the top side,  I think it looks sound and should hold up to the force of the spates that...

Girvan and Stinchar updates

I arranged to meet the Fish Health Inspector at the Girvan today and then go on to the Stinchar. As he was coming from Aberdeen, we attempted to catch 5 dying fish for him to sample to determine whether or not these fish mortalities were as a result of natural stress...

Water temperatures dangerously high

We are facing a catastrophe on two Ayrshire rivers at the moment and there’s nothing we can do about it. The Stinchar and the Girvan are both affected by extremely high water temperatures of around 23ºC, and fish are dying in the lower reaches. The Kirkhill beat...

Catrine update

Although there hasn’t been much to report recently, that doesn’t mean things have ground to a halt. Yesterday the contractors poured a huge mortar slab which was setting up nicely today. The base to the fish pass extension was poured last week and today,...