Netting went well, a very good sweep resulting in the capture of 283 Sea Trout of varying sizes. Kelts seemed to be mending well compared to last year, lots of Smolts and Post Smolts. Very few lice found with most fish being clean.
One fish in paricular was interesting, it appears it had no evidence of ever possessing an adipose fin. We have'nt seen this before and makes you wonder what purpose the adipose fin actually serves.
Smolt trappin has started on one of our small streams, although this has been slow, it is hoped things will pick up over the coming weeks. All fish will be measured, scale and genetic samples taken also.
Preparations are underway for elver and eel monitoring. Six catchments will be monitored over the coming weeks and it is hoped to get an idea of elver recruitment within the area. This also adds to the current project ( in its final year) looking at all stages within a particular catchment. Details can be found on our website...www.wsft.co.uk
Chris
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