by Jonathan Louis | Friday, December 21, 2018
Staff went for a wander along the Midlothian Esk’s today and cane across some trout redds. The lighter patches of gravel which can be seen in rivers at this time of year are areas of disturbance where fish dig up the river bed to lay their eggs. If you spot a...
by Jonathan Louis | Saturday, December 15, 2018
Exciting work to install a rock ramp at Howden weir on the River Almond continues. This installation will have long term benefits to the river and the species it supports. To ensure that the work has minimal impact on the river, its environment and the species on...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, May 25, 2018
Non-invasive fish counting technology is hard to come by and most current fish counting technology relies on fish being funnelled into a channel or area to be counted. This severely restricts where fish can be counted as it usually relies on there being a fish pass....
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, May 24, 2018
The Dollar Burn, a tributary of the River Devon, looks at first glance like an excellent spawning and nursery burn for salmon and sea trout. With crystal clear water straight off the Ochil Hills and pristinely clean gravel substrate, it might be expected to support...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, February 16, 2018
Here at the RFFT, we are very focussed on monitoring and conserving migratory fish species such as Atlantic salmon, sea trout and sea and river lamprey. These species feed at sea, taking advantage of abundant resources and then move up into rivers to spawn at...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, December 22, 2017
On Tuesday 28 November the River Forth Fisheries Trust provided a workshop on redds surveying led by Trust Ecologist Tommy McDermott. Tommy, along with Jonathan and Sylvian delivered the workshop to 10 volunteers, including members from Loch Lomond &...
