Temperature Data Logger Download

On Friday of last week Muir and Struan downloaded our remaining temperature data loggers that were placed in the River Ayr catchment as part of Faye Jackson’s PhD to assess changes and trends in water temperature in relation to climate change. These data loggers...

SFCC 21st Annual conference (and more)

The staff all attended the 21st SFCC AGM and Biologists conference at the start of the week and what a good couple of days they were. SFCC goes from strength to strength under the careful management of Sean Dugand. It’s hard to believe Sean has been in post for...

Sevenacres fish Pass is completed

Contractors were finishing off their work at Sevenacres on the Lugton Water today. Despite difficult weather conditions and other problems encountered, they have completed their task and provided improved fish passage for the first time in several decades (since the...

2018 Mauchline Rainfall Data

The rainfall total in Mauchline for 2018 is now complete and reveals just how dry 2018 was compared to 2017. As I’ve only been collecting rainfall for a couple of years, it is hard to state what’s average rainfall is for this area however, other local...

New Year

A Happy New Year to all our readers. May 2019 be a better one for the fish. I received an interesting call yesterday (Hogmanay) informing me that 5 salmon had been seen running through the Alloway Mill beat on the Doon yesterday and they were bars of silver. The...