by Stuart Brabbs | May 12, 2019 | Conservation, General
We were asked if we could help Irvine Angling Club by showing them how to stabilise erosion using green engineering techniques, or did we offer? I can’t quite remember how this came about but as ever, the Trust is willing to help any clubs that are willing to...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 12, 2019 | General
Here’s a link to a video clip shot in slow motion at Catrine last night of smolts rising in the lade. While this is an appreciation of the agility and athleticism of smolts (juvenile salmon) the video highlights one of the main problems facing smolt emigration...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 10, 2019 | Conservation, General
At Catrine we are still waiting a decent run of water to flush the smolts downstream. At least the Stinchar Doon and Girvan have all had raised flows to assist either naturally or by artificial freshets that we requested for Doon and Girvan earlier this week. On the...
by Struan Candlish | May 1, 2019 | Conservation, fishing, General, Invasives
We are offering a training course on invasive non-native species control on the 10th and 11th of June. A great opportunity to learn new skills and do your bit to help control invasive non-native plant species on the Garnock. Applicants must have a Garnock Valley...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 20, 2019 | Conservation, General
The smolt run is upon us again and we are seeing numbers of smolts increasing at Catrine Dam again this year. Since the small amount of rain we had last week, numbers are steadily increasing between penstock and lade and it seems only a matter of time until we will be...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 11, 2019 | Conservation, General
We had an interesting sort of morning looking at erosion on the lower Irvine with a view to suggesting solutions to Irvine Angling Club who are concerned about bank loss and instability on their stretch. It is a long term issue but we also identified that the river...