Following work to improve the Candover Stream, which was carried out in partnership with the Wild Trout Trust and the Game Conservancy, a fish survey has shown a marked improvement in the brown trout population.
The fish survey took place earlier this autumn over a 100m stretch of river and 39 brown trout were caught, ranging in size from 80-215mm in length. This compared favourably to the 23 brown trout of 81-123mm caught in a pre-enhancement work survey. The larger trout were predominantly caught in deeper water that had been created during the enhancement work.
Part of the work included fencing the stretch and as a result of keeping the cattle out the channel has narrowed itself as vegetation has grown in which has sustained water velocity, cleaned the gravel of silt and provided much needed cover for the trout.
