North Sea Sea-trout meeting in Amsterdam & some electric-fishing so far this week.   more »

Despite the disappointing summer weather, the Initiative's biologist has been able to undertake some of its survey work.........   more »

Another wash out this week, so everyone inside working on data.   more »

Electric-fishing washouts and breakdowns this week so far.   more »

Checking through the TTGI write-up, a 1950's-1980's angling diary from the Whiteadder & maintenance work at the trout traps this week.   more »

Netting for tagging and arranging for tissue samples for genetic analysis and the Kelso show this week.   more »

Re-visiting sites hit by the flash flood of May 2003, the annual electric-fishing training day and a visit to Montrose this week.   more »

Planning the new Salmon genetics work is the main theme of this week.   more »

The new Summer Assistant this week and planning a genetics survey so far this week.   more »

A river Netting flooded off, the fish counter cleaned and catching up on data entry and analysis this week.   more »

Lamprey investigations, a trout with Furunculosis , habitat restoration funding proposals from SEPA and a national programme to genetically map salmon in Scotland this week.   more »

The RTC quarterly meeting, preparations for the 25th Anniversary Workshop and the conference and its fishing competition this week   more »

Talk preparation,a visit from the Fishmongers Company and out-competed salmon fry so far this week.   more »

On traps this week. A Water Framework Directive meeting and a visit to the Holyrood parliament building.   more »

Vistors from the Wye and from the Slaney & Blackwater in Ireland, composing a talk, an interview for TV, a tag recapture in Germany and a drowned snake this week.   more »

Composing talks and decomposing Salmon this week so far.   more »

Office work and smolt traps this week.   more »

Writing in the office. Scales from a 25lb Salmon brought in and a meeting of the North Sea Sea-trout programme commitee.   more »

Mainly in the office this week, working on the Management Manual for the Commissioners. Scales from a Blue Salmon brought in.   more »

Office work and some news from the traps so far this week.   more »

On trout traps this week.   more »

Office work, management manual preparation and checking reports written by James, Kenny and Steven this week, plus a little diversion with the BBC AutumnWatch programme.   more »

Meetings most of this week - Water Framwork Directive, Trustees and the ART in Devon.   more »

A week of meetings.   more »

Goosander and Cormorant count and a liaison visit from the Galloway Fisheries Trust; more Management plan work and a getting a talk on Management plants ready for next week.   more »

On fish trap duty this week, though water very low and nothing coming up the burns. More work on the Management Plan contract.   more »

The annual joint RTC & TF meeting, more trap building, replying to the Strategic Framework document, the Wheelieboat Trust auction and news of a 48.5lb Salmon poached in 1986 this week.   more »

Getting the trout traps ready for the new spawning season, drawing up Health and Safety guide sheets & checking thermometers so far this week.   more »

Electric-fishing takeable trout in the Whiteadder, cleaning the Ettrick counter, checking access into the Slitrig and building trout traps the main items this week.   more »

Netting fish for tagging at Paxton and Brown-trout and Grayling at Walkerburn. A BBC producer and the last Ettrick and Yarrow electric-fishing this week.   more »