DSFB Meetings
The next River Stinchar DSFB meeting will be held at Colmonell Village Hall prior to the AGM at 5.30pm and 6.30pm respectively. A Public meeting will follow at 7.30pm public. Anyone wishing to raise points for the Board to consider should write to the Clerk to the...Irvine Valley meeting
Helen and I attended a meeting with representatives from Galston Angling Club, East Ayrshire Council and SEPA this morning to discuss the possibilities of improving fish passage on the Downie and Hag Burns. The Roads Department were in attendance and gave us their...Doon Freshet
Following a request from the Doon DSFB, we arranged through SEPA and Scottish Power for an artificial freshet to help flush smolts down the river and out to sea. The compensation flow normally stands at 45million gallons per day and this has been increased over a 48...Sea Trout Kelt
We came across a sea trout kelt this morning that was dying in a tidal pool. The fish didn’t appear to be in particularly poor condition but it was obviously not going to make it. Gills appeared clear of maggots and fins were pretty good all round so I am at a...A fish eye view at Catrine – UPDATED
To enable us to compare performance before and after the modifications at Catrine Dam, I filmed a Salmon’s eye view of the issues around the fish pass and Anderson’s. The video illustrates the turbulence and entrained air that make passage difficult....Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
