by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 22, 2011 | General
Xmas Raffle 2011 Donor Prize Prize Winner Craig. Wilson Ltd. Auctioneers £100 Alex Ross , Troon Glasgow Angling Centre Stillwater Trout Rod J Findlay, Carnell Ayr Racecourse 4 Comp. Club Badges Andrew White, Ayr ART R. Doon & R. Stinchar maps Graham Scobie Kirkton...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 20, 2011 | General
ART are moving to new offices within Scottish Agricultural College at Auchincruive today (20th December 2011). We can now be found within the Engineering/Training Department which is joined on to our existing building. There will be some disruption to email and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 17, 2011 | General
At this time of the year when water levels drop and the temperatures plunge, we usually head to the upper catchments to watch and assess the spawning activity of salmon on the redds. This year we are particularly interested in observing activity on the Ponesk Burn...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 17, 2011 | General
Trustees (including some of their wives) and staff met at the Carleton Hotel in Prestwick on wednesday evening in order to express our thanks and appreciation to Brian Shaw (our Senior Biologist) who is leaving ART at the end of December to take up a post with the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 8, 2011 | Electrofishing, fishing
Contrary to popular belief salmon do spawn in the main stem of rivers; not just the tributaries. And in a river like the Doon, which has a long and narrow catchment, with few tributaries of any size downstream of Loch Doon, over 70% of the habitat suitable for...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 6, 2011 | General
Brian Shaw, who has led Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) for the past seven years will sadly be leaving at the end of December. This is a great blow to ART where he has been the inspiration for a multitude of new ideas and has overseen substantial growth in our activities....