Chairman’s report 2023
Permission to fish the Loddiswell Station water
We now have permission to fish the Loddiswell Station water. Access is excellent through a white gate between the station and signal box and down a series of steps/paths to the river. The owner asks that we park in the layby just downhill from the signal box.
List of dates for river work in 2017
Dear Members. Please see the list of dates for river work in 2017. Please contact Jon Camp at jc.builders@hotmail.co.uk if you can help. Saturday 18th February 2017, meet at Humpy Bridge Avonwick. Saturday 25th February 2017, meet at the three Cottages above Gara Bridge Saturday 4th March 2017, meet at Knap Mill Saturday 11th March …
Donald Pethybridge
One of our riparian owners, Donald Pethybridge, passed away peacefully at home, after a short illness bravely fought, on Friday 18th November 2016. A memorial service will be held at St Michael of All Angels Church, Loddiswell on Saturday 3rd December at 2pm.
South Hams River Improvement Project (SHRiMP)
The final report for the South Hams River Improvement Project (SHRiMP) is available here … Note it’s a 48 page .pdf file
Juvenile fish stocks in the Avon
Here are two reports of juvenile fish stocks in the Avon that provide historial context for the 2016 survey carried out by the Westcountry Rivers Trust: 1997 Environment Agency report available here … 1962 Avon fisheries survey available here …
Electrofishing by the WR
Results of 2016 electrofishing by the WRT, spreadsheet available here. Note this is a spreadsheet file.
Environment Agency invertebrate survey
Report of an Environment Agency invertebrate survey of the upper Avon at Horsebrook carried out by the Westcountry Rivers Trust, available here …
Survey work carried out by the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)
Report from the president Chris Peach on survey work carried out by the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT). “I observed the e-fishing conducted by Matt Healey from the WRT on the River Avon this morning above Curtisknowle. It was interesting to see this survey method being carried out, the number of fry & Parr, variety of …
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