Spate on the Ayr – Fish moving through Catrine
I thought I’d give a quick update of the situation at Catrine now that there is a spate underway. There are salmon moving freely through the dam and ladder and we watched as several showed in the pool upstream. More were seen in the site itself. This is a relief...Doon Fencing Project
With the River Doon District Salmon Fishery Board generously making available a substantial sum of funding to assist landowners with fencing of riparian margins, we have been out and about visiting farmers and measuring up burns. So far we have agreements in principle...Catrine Works update (Wednesday – 2 visits)
This morning I headed to Catrine to see what progress had been made to Andersons. Unfortunately there was no progress to erect formwork or pour concrete but after speaking to the site agent he informed me that they would hopefully be starting today. I had a look at...Catrine Dam update
Work to the dam continues and I arrived yesterday morning to speak to the site agent about various concerns and was faced with a rapidly emptying Anderson’s pool with at least one adult salmon swimming around in the mirky water. I call the office immediately and...Catrine Dam update
I didn’t manage to visit the dam towards the end of last week due to other commitments and as I didn’t receive a phone call from the contractors I presumed nothing too much had changed due to high water levels preventing them from undertaking the...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
