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Scottish Government’s Review of Wild Fisheries
Following Alex Salmond’s commitment to review Wild Fisheries announced at the opening of the Tay Salmon fishing season in January this year, the Scottish Government today issued a press release detailing the scope and remit of the review and those that have been appointed to deliver it. Here’s a link to the press release issued…
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Non Native Species in the River Ayr
in EnvironmentWe have received several reports recently of rainbow trout being caught on the River Ayr and Doon and I have received photos from reliable sources of these fish caught on both rivers. Whilst this situation is not good, these fish should be thinned out quickly by the numerous anglers that are out on both systems.…
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Catrine Dam
in EnvironmentAfter years in the development and planning, work to stabilise Catrine Dam and improve the fish pass is now under way. I met with SEPA, CCT and the contractors this morning to discuss concerns I highlighted last week over the altered flow down the fish pass. We also discussed the overall project and timescale of…
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Fish Eye View at Catrine
in FishingTo 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. Anderson’s will be deepened below the fall soon and this should allow migrating species…
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Ayr Broodstock
in FishingI had arranged to help sort out the broodstock at the Ayr hatchery today and sort out the pairings for the few fish we had collected. In all we stripped 5 hens today and covered them with 3 cocks. While this doesn’t seem many, we chose fish very carefully from areas where we expect the…
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River Ayr Spate
in EnvironmentOnce again there has been a landslide in recent weeks above Catrine Dam. This is the second major slide within a year. The debris at the foot of the bank causes gravel and sediment to build up, shallowing the pool and deflecting the flow to the opposite bank and today I noticed that this too…
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River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting
in EventsThe next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will take place on the 25th February at 7.00pm in CKD Galbraith’s offices at 7 Killoch Place, Ayr, KA7 2EA This meeting is open to the public however they will not be able to contribute to the meeting.
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Catrine Fish Pass
We are pleased to report that screens and a diffusing baffle have been installed at Catrine Fish Pass this week. Things are progressing slowly but I suspect it won’t be long now until we hear the outcome of the planning application and hopefully this will be positive and work will commence in earnest. For the…