Salmon

Brown Trout

Grayling

Pike

Lampreys

Three-spined Stickleback

European Eel

Context

The River Clyde catchment crosses the boundaries of ten Councils:  East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Falkirk, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire; and is home to more than 40% of Scotland’s population.

 

The River Clyde, at 170 km, is the third longest river in Scotland.  The catchment has a surface area of 3,200 km² (of which 26.3 km² is freshwater lochs and reservoirs), and a  total river length of 4,244 km. 

 

The Clyde and its tributaries are slowly recovering from centuries of human impact, the major legacies of which are pollution, alterations to water flow and physical alteration of their banks and beds.

 

The Clyde catchment is home to at least 30 species of freshwater fish and supports valuable fisheries for salmon, trout, grayling and “coarse” species.  A number of non-native species has been introduced to the catchment - for example the bullhead is common in parts of the catchment and we have what is probably the most northerly population of barbel in the world.  In addition we have several species of particular conservation and scientific interest (eg. river and brook lampreys, three-spined stickleback and eel).

 

Clyde River Foundation