Fish rustling

Sadly I have to report that a large quantity of 5 -7″ brown trout destined for the River Ayr have been stolen from rearing ponds at some time in the run up to Christmas. Unconfirmed reports put the number taken at several thousand fish. This was a new venture...

River Ayr Grayling

I spent a few hours last Saturday on the Ayr fishing for grayling. Despite the freezing fog, I managed a couple of nice fish but failed to find a feeding shoal so it couldn’t be described as an action packed afternoon. All the same, I enjoyed trotting maggots...

Mink Rafts deployed in the Irvine Catchment

Bioforce staff eager to assist with our water voles project have agreed to monitor mink rafts on the lower Irvine within walking distance of their premises. Yesterday, two rafts were deployed on a small burn in the Shewalton area. More are planned for the ponds and...

Ayr glacier

Over the last few weeks the lower River Ayr has looked more like a glacier than a river. On the 11th December a thaw in the cold weather resulted in a small rise in the river level. This was enough to carry a lot of the ice which had built up in the river downstream,...

Newsletter 2010

Christmas Raffle Draw Winners Dec 15, 2010 Annual Christmas Raffle Draw 2010 Winners The Annual Christmas Raffle Draw was made by Mr John Scott MSP last Friday, and the winners are as follows :- Donor                                                ...

Winter Grayling

We spent a few hours on the middle River Ayr this morning collecting samples for a project. It was a beautiful day and we were all relieved to be out of the office for a change. With the hard frost and low water levels, our thoughts turned to Grayling fishing which...