Pollution impact assessment

As a result of the pollution incident on the Fenwick Water on Monday, we decided that it was appropriate to do some assessment of the impact. Helen and I armed with the electrofishing equipment headed to Townhead, just a short distance downstream of the area affected...

Pollution incidents today

After 5.00pm appears to be a favourite time to discover pollution and this makes it difficult for people to report it to SEPA, but it doesn’t really…. just dial the number as normal and your call will be answered by someone in East Kilbride who can action...

Catrine Update

The contractors have changed their work plan and brought forwards the work to the fish pass, presumably as a result of the continual encouragement from ART and the Board to complete this before the Autumn runs of salmon come in. I spoke with the foreman today and he...

River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board website

A website for the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board is now available by following this link http://www.ayrfishing.co.uk There will be a blog regularly updated by an Administrator and the bailiff co ordinator and new from around the catchment will be included...

Land Reform and Wild Fisheries Reviews

The Land Reform review panel published their findings in May 2014. Within their report, they included several recommendations to the Scottish Government relating to wild fish, fisheries, access  and fishing rights. I don’t want to go through this in any detail...

Wild Fisheries Review

If you haven’t heard about the Scottish Governments Wild Fisheries Review that is underway, now is the time to get informed. The Government commissioned Andrew Thin and an independent panel to review the DSFB system and wild fisheries management within Scotland...