Finding time to post…

September 7, 2010

Well I can’t believe it’s been as long as it has since my last blog, but  with good weather I have been keen to take advantage on the surveying front.  We have just about finished the Hodder and found some brilliant results, plus a few sea trout that have snuck into some feeder streams very early.  The numbers of salmon juveniles on the Hodder have been better than I expected and one satisfying thing is that the numbers of parr (1 + juveniles) are really high tallying up with last years high fry numbers (0+).  The Ribble upto Clitheroe is also nearly done and we have completed over 200 surveys so far and are hoping for a good run in September to take us over the 300 mark… not looking so good as I look at the rivers right now.

Projects have forged ahead with Stock beck fully completed, gravel addition just look fantastic, thanks to the Wild Trout Trust for their help with planning this out.  The A59 has just one minor tweak and is all but completed.  Barrowford 3 started yesterday and we hope to see that complete by 2nd week October.

One of our most exciting surveys was on Eel beck, where previously above a weir we had found no fish for 2 years, we removed the weir this year and trout have already started to move up the stream! 

Our River fly partnership recorders are still furiously sending in reports and it is good to see all are showing a similar trend, as numbers of inverts are dropping off in the Autumn as expected.

I’ve completed my first pin point farm plan, but as yet haven’t handed it to the farmer who asked us to carry write the plan.  I’ve got a fair few more to do yet, but finally completing one feels good.

Oh and quite importantly we have secured the first part of a significant grant for carrying out work to improve the rivers Brun and Calder  in Burnley, fingers crossed we can secure the rest in due course!

With that I will end as it’s good to end on a high note, and in all honesty that covers it.  Once I’m back in the office I’m sure my usual regular posts will restart with plenty of news and a few rants!

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