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Fintastic Tales – the story of the Atlantic salmon
May 4, 2013The Board and Trust hosted an open day for visitors on Wednesday the 3rd of April. The Fintastic Tales event, which was part of the D&G Wild Spring Festival, consisted of a visit to the hatchery to learn about the amazing lifecycle (Read More…)
Fintastic Tales Day 2
April 4, 2013Recently the Board and Trust hosted the second of two open days to enable members of the public to get an insight into fisheries management within the River Nith system. The many facets of work conducted by the Board and Trust (Read More…)
Bogrie Hydro Scheme
April 3, 2013Recently we attended on site at the installation of the Bogrie Micro Hydro scheme. We are working with the installers to ensure that the outflow for the scheme is fish friendly. Having previously surveyed the watercourse, fish are present and both the (Read More…)
D&G Environment Fair
We had an enjoyable day on Saturday at the Dumfries and Galloway Environment Fair where we had a stall demonstrating all of the work that we carry out. The main attraction on our table was a tank full of sea trout fry. (Read More…)
Discolouration of River Nith Investigated
March 18, 2013There was a recent incident on the River Nith where discoloured water entered the river at Kirkconnel. The incident was reported to the Board by Danny Marshall from Upper Nithsdale Angling Association and the Board’s staff attended on site to investigate. Essential (Read More…)
Nith Catchment Fishery Trust AGM
March 15, 2013The Nith Catchment Fishery Trust held their AGM this week. Guest speakers at the AGM were Mr Andrew Wallace and Mr Callum Sinclair from the Rivers and Fishery Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS). Our speakers gave a presentation of the work conducted by (Read More…)
Anglers Meet The Board
February 27, 2013NITH DISTRICT SALMON FISHERY BOARD & CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AT FRIARS CARSE COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL, AULDGIRTH, DUMFRIES on 21 FEBRUARY 2013 AT 10AM Board Attendees:- • Percy Weatherall – Chairman • Roderick Styles – Clerk to the (Read More…)
Start of the Nith fishing season
February 25, 2013Today was the start of the 2013 fishing season on the Nith for salmon and sea trout and opening ceremonies were held up and down the catchment to welcome the start of the season. The Nith District salmon Fishery Board and Nith (Read More…)
Review of Implementation of 2008 Fishery Management Plan
February 20, 2013In 2008 the Nith District Salmon Fishery Board published the River Nith Catchment Fishery Management Plan as part of a Scotland wide initiative, funded by the Scottish Government, to set out the future management of all Scottish rivers. This plan is cyclical (Read More…)
NASCO visit the Nith
September 6, 2012Saturday June 9th saw an International delegation visit the River Nith in its head waters. This was the culmination of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) conference which was being hosted by the Scottish Government in Edinburgh this year. NASCO last (Read More…)
