Dr Gould landed a 15lbs fresh salmon yesterday on Priory Beat.
Rumour has it that a much larger fish was lost at the net.
Large salmon have been seen in the lower river.
Regards Tony
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AGM Date
You are invited to attend the Frome, Piddle and West Dorset Fisheries Association Annual General meeting. This will be held on Friday 4th May 2012 at 6.30pm.
The venue will be the River Laboratory
Freshwater Biological Association
East Stoke
Wareham
Dorset, BH20 6BB
Our guest speaker will be Dr Andy King from Exeter University will has been the lead for the AARC Sea Trout Genetics Project.
The cost of the evening will be £7 per person to include a buffet supper and a glass of wine, further wine may be purchased for a small donation.
There will also be a raffle on the evening.
If you wish to attend please reply ASAP to
Ruth Evans
Paddock Cottage
83 Blacknoll
Winfrith Newburgh
DT2 8LW
01305 851776
ruthiebabe@btinternet.com
Cheques should be made payable to The Frome, Piddle and West Dorset Fisheries Association.
River Frome & River Piddle Redd Counts 2011/12
Salmonid spawning takes place in the late autumn and winter. Migratory salmonids such as salmon and sea trout migrate upstream to spawn in their favoured locations in rivers and streams, and bury their eggs in depressions in the gravel created by kicking the gravel up with their tails. These areas are called redds and are fairly easy to spot when river conditions allow.
Redd counting has been taking place on the Wessex rivers for many years and has proved to be a very useful fishery management tool for both River Keepers/riparian owners and regulatory bodies. Casterbridge Fisheries have been redd counting for many years now and has developed a consistent and reliable programme for collecting this valuable data in line with those employed by the Environment Agency on the other Wessex rivers.
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