Posted on March 22, 2020
A super podcast with WTT Events Officer Bruno Vincent talking to Pete Tyjas of Fly Culture is now available.
Bruno is a talented chap and has donated three lots to our auction (which he runs, and which is on eBay now). The lots are: 42 flies, a days’ fishing the Heddon valley on Exmoor (gorgeous spot) and a lino cut ‘A Festival Of Grayling’.
Posted on March 20, 2020
If you’d like to get to know your local water really well this year, why not use the WTT Auction as your guide?
Our website has an interactive map to help you zoom right in to find auction lots in the area you want to explore. Or, if you prefer to peruse our printed catalogue of lots, we’ve arranged these by region, so you can easily find what you’re looking for, and create your own #WTTSeasonofAdventures:
Posted on March 18, 2020
At times when it’s not so easy to get out fishing, a beautiful piece of art can help recall past exploits, and plan for adventures ahead.
Here at WTT, we’re incredibly grateful to all the artists and makers giving our supporters the chance to add artworks like these to their collections.
Posted on February 26, 2020
Urban River Restoration attracts only the extreme end of ultra-dedicated conservationists. Here's a video record of insights shared at the 2019 WTT Urban Conclave. The video and blog include so many demonstrations of how to creatively achieve river habitat protection, restoration and public engagement that it should probably be a sold as it's own training course!
Posted on January 10, 2020
It is our experience that most river habitat projects take years to develop and come to fruition, but just days to deliver. But it isn't always so. This fairly large scale project on the upper River Test near Andover in Hampshire was completed in less than a year, assisted enormously by the support of the Envionment Agency (EA) and the landowner.
It was delivered in November 2019 by the Wessex Chalk Stream and Rivers Trust (WCSRT), the Wild Trout Trust (WTT) and the (EA).
Posted on December 23, 2019
Test your knowledge of trout over the Christmas holidays. No prizes I'm afraid, but I'd be interested to know how you get on. Email me at dashton@wildtrout.org.
Almost all of the answers to the quiz questions can be found on the ‘About Trout’ pages of our website https://www.wildtrout.org/ and particularly the Lifecycle, Ferox, Sea Trout and Trout Facts pages.
Posted on November 28, 2019
Theo Pike reports on his recent trip to Maryland as the guest of Trout Unlimited.
Posted on October 13, 2019
As the tail end of Hurricane Lorenzo was flinging rain against my window, I finally had chance to reflect on the electrofishing data I had collected during 2019. Many of the projects I have instigated since joining WTT in Yorkshire have included an element of rudimentary monitoring, mostly the assessment of the fish stock within a particular reach, and in particular with a focus on young-of-year (YOY).
Posted on October 08, 2019
It’s pretty clear that roads can be hard for wildlife to cross: lights, noise, and fast-moving vehicles pose challenges to deer, foxes, badgers, and other animals that might want to stroll to the other side.
But what about fish? Roads which cross small rivers and streams often create barriers that are almost impossible for fish to swim through.
Posted on August 05, 2019
Remember Charlotte Pike, previously blogging for us re her MSc project with Ribble RT and part supervised by Jonny? We're delighted she has taken a bit of time out from her job now as Marine & Freshwater Project Administrator at the prestigious Zoological Society of London to summarise her findings.
It’s almost a year now since I completed and handed in my MSc dissertation, looking at the effect of river restoration on food web architecture using stable isotope analysis (SIA). Rewinding back to our previous post, Abbie and I were just about to embark on a trip to North Yorkshire, to conduct my field sampling and join the Wild Trout Trust at their annual get-together. We had an amazing time and were extremely grateful to the WTT for allowing us to be honorary members for the weekend. Following this...
Posted on June 23, 2019
Andy Ferguson has just published a fascinating paper that helps explain why trout migrate - to sea, within the river and from lake to river. He has kindly written this blog post to summarise his findings.You can download a copy of the paper from the Journal of Fish Biology here and a PDF version of this blog post here. Andrew Ferguson is Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University Belfast.
Click here for more information about sea trout and their lifecycle.
Posted on June 13, 2019
Fishy folk on social media must surely have come across Kim Birnie-Gauvin (@kbg_conserv), part of the AMBER project, PhD candidate at DTU Aqua in Denmark, ambassador for World Fish Migration Day, amongst many other things! Here, Kim gives us a few thoughts as a brief reality check on barriers….
Posted on June 09, 2019
Theo Pike describes the Brue CREW's recent project:
If you’ve read this year’s issue of our journal Salmo Trutta, you may recall Caitlin Hafferty’s fascinating feature about the dynamics of community-led river management initiatives.
Posted on June 01, 2019
The Institute of Fisheries Management is in its 50th year, and has just hosted its 9th Specialist Conference in York on Fish, Flows and Climate Resilience. Jonny Grey went along on behalf of WTT to keep tabs on the latest research and perspectives.
Posted on May 31, 2019
A year has already flown by since we (me at WTT, Pete Turner at EA & Kevin Sunderland at Aire RT) worked in partnership to remove the weir at Coniston Cold on the Aire, North Yorks. I’m currently champing at the bit awaiting a bespoke permit from the EA to tackle another. The funding is in place. The owner has granted permission for full removal having seen the transformation at Coniston Cold. The next weir will present its own challenges… but more on that in another blog.
I wanted to focus on developments at the site formerly known as Coniston Cold Weir....
