News
Trout Spawning
I took my daughter out for a walk along the Ponesk today to see if we could see any salmon in the new channel. Electrofishing results indicated that at least one hen salmon spawned there last year so I'm very hopeful for this season. Anyway, we didn't see a salmon,...
A great big thank you to our supporters!
I wanted just to say thanks to everyone that attended the fisherman's supper on friday evening. I think we all had a great night judging from the comments we received so far. The venue was excellent and there was much more space this year and guests seemed to...
Bailiff Training
Bailiff training got underway this evening with 17 candidates attending our offices to learn the finer points of bailiffing and how to get through the exam. Jim Henderson from the Nith DSFB generously gave his time to share his knowledge of the profession and to...
Irvine Weirs
We met with SEPA today to identify priorities for restoration funding in the Irvine catchment. SEPA are required to improve all aspects of our rivers under The Water Framework Directive where they are less than good ecological status. They are actively working with...
Black Rocks Salmon
I didn't manage any pictures to prove this (due to failing light) but I stopped at Black Rocks this afternoon to see if I could see any salmon at the falls and hey presto, I saw at least 2 different fish in the 5 minutes I was there. I say at least 2, but actually I...
Ayrshire Post ‘Wish’ Campaign: Updated 12/11
The Ayrshire Post's 'Wish' campaign is coming to a close, with the final tokens having been printed in this week's paper (released 07/11/12). This week's edition has rounded the campaign off with a special 24 tokens hidden throughout, as opposed to the usual 4 or 8....
Holidays
I'm on holiday this week but I received a call this morning to say there were a few salmon running Catrine Dam so I headed over to see for myself. At this time of year we often hear calls for an extension to the salmon season as fish seem to be running the river later...
Upper Ayr pollution
Gordon and I headed to the upper Ayr catchment today to see if we could see trout spawning or any salmon moving into burns but on the whole we were too early. We walked the Ponesk right through the opencast site and into the old channel above. We saw an occasional...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
