Category: Electrofishing
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Encouraging results on the Glenmuirshaw
ART biologists made the trip out to Glenmuirshaw yesterday (at the top of the Lugar catchment) to download the data from the Scottish River Temperature Monitoring Network logger that they contribute to on the Ayr and Stinchar. It’s a heck of a trek to get there but they always try to include other surveys to…
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Fish Rescue at Glenbuck
ART biologists rescued over 1000 fish from the very top of the River Ayr immediately downstream of Glenbuck Loch. The road is being straightened and contractors were asked to allow ART to remove any fish within the site before it was dewatered. A new temporary bypass channel was prepared and the river is being diverted…
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Bogend Burn
ART looked at the Bogend Burn again this week as water quality and sediment released from this burn has been of concern to the biologists and anglers for some time. ART have highlighted the impact this causes to anglers at times in the past when their fishing has been ruined by the dirty water emerging…
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ART survey the Glaisnock
The Glaisnock Burn at Cumnock has had a fish pass added this year and while it may take further improvement to see salmon making it up that far and through the culverts, trout should be able to pass what has long been a barrier to upstream migration. The Trust requested fish passage be restored at…
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Worrying Glenmuir Electrofishing Results
In the last week, ART staff fished the upper gravel extraction site on the Glenmuir. ART have fished this site annually since 2006 and this years results were poorer than any other year. With this in mind, Stuart looked at the rests more closely to identify exactly what the trend is and to see what other information…
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Timed electrofishing survey – upper river
The results from the timed electrofishing surveys on the upper river have been mixed but more encouraging that expected following very poor results on the lower river reported earlier this week. ART biologists were in action yesterday from Sorn upstream. The site at Glen Logan has always been poor despite the habitat being suitable for…
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Electrofishing Survey
Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff were out on the river today undertaking their annual timed electro fishing surveys. This year, bailiffs assisted and I’m sure they found the day very informative. The survey is repeated annually at the same locations across the catchment. ART indicated that results so far have been very poor and down on…
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Scales from the big fish
After looking at the scales removed from the big fish and receiving confirmation from another couple of biologist, I can reveal that the fish has just entered into it’s 6th year of life. It spent two years in the river, one as a fry and the next as a parr before smolting and heading to sea in…
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Catrine’s big salmon
Of course after guestimating as to the weight of the big salmon we captured at Catrine yesterday, we now have checked the weight against an online calculator. I knew it wouldn’t be long until someone questioned the weight I suggested as the photo I posted earlier wasn’t the best. In the rush to deal with…