Today was a long one, but interesting too. Struan and I set off early for the top of the Stinchar to follow up on earlier work and with a few questions we wanted to answer. The weather was closing in as we headed down the road and the sky became darker and darker. We expected a soaking but somehow managed all day, to avoid getting too wet. Blue skies for a brief moment in the mist. It began raining again soon. Summer has long gone. First we fished the lower Balloch Burn and processed a reasonably good catch before heading to…

Source: Ayshire River Trust – Assessing problems in the Stinchar Valley