Salmon Spawning 2024

As ever, the culmination of each year’s hard work is rewarded by seeing fish successfully spawning in our rivers and burns across Ayrshire. Spawning activity has been noticeably slow to start this season although it is possible that a few fish spawned around 3...

Phase 2 of the Mauchline Burn restoration

Phase 2 of the Chalk River/Mauchline Burn restoration project is well underway. Continuing from last weeks green engineering, this week our fencer (Billy Semple) started erecting fences and gates. He takes great pride in his work and always leaves an excellent tight...

Brockloch Project update

Continuing with our Brockloch Burn updates within the Doon catchment, it is now mid summer and the best of the growing season is past. Barley and oats are ripening but perhaps a week or two behind normal due to our poor summer weather and temperatures, however, and...

Electrofishing surveys commence July 2024

Each year perform our timed electrofishing surveys during the same weeks each season. Timed surveys enable us to rapidly assess spawning success and survival from the previous winter’s salmon spawning activity. These are salmon fry surveys and while we catch...