News
Good Weather for spraying
Yesterday's frost may well indicate that the end of spraying season in very nearly on us but with the sun shining again today it was still worth a last blast on stands that appeared unaffected. Where there is a bit of canopy cover, there should be no reason why the...
Spraying season comes to an end!
We always advocate spraying up to the first frost. Beyond that, Japanese Knotweed like other half hardy plants loses its leaves and dies back for winter. This normally allows us to spray into the first or second week in October but this year, the first frost came...
Good weather at last
Finally the sun has returned to the sky! After yesterdays deluge, it was a relief to see such a beautiful morning. I headed to Stranraer to meet a man who was going to fix our electrofisher. Unfortunately, it wasn't a quick fix and Robin took the anode back to Ireland...
More spates
The Ayr and Irvine both rose rapidly into huge spates earlier today. The Doon, Girvan, Stinchar and Garnock were all up too but they aren't in the same league as the first two. I had hoped to do some electrofishing this weekend to make up for lost time (weather...
CIRB project update – Japanese Knotweed control (Lower Irvine)
Despite bad weather conditions our contractor has managed to control a fair amount of Japanese Knotweed on the lower Irvine. There were some very large stands around the Caprington area and it will be interesting to see the outcome of the treatment. The picture above...
Culroy Burn
We were back electrofishing at the Culroy Burn in the Doon catchment today. Concerns have been raised about the level of siltation arising from this burn but more importantly following last years generally poor electrofishing results, I wanted to see how the spawning...
Ayrshire Post ‘WISH’ campaign
The Ayrshire Post is hosting a £10,000 Community Cash Giveaway in which readers are invited to collect tokens every week for eight weeks. These can then be donated to a number of charities or groups from the 100 shortlisted. We have successfully registered for a...
Fisherman’s Supper 2012
This years fisherman's supper will be held on Friday the 16th of November at the Horizon Hotel in Ayr. As usual, the night will include speakers and a three course meal and we will also have the raffle and auction of prime fishing lots. Tickets are priced at £25 per...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
