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Spate Conditions
All the Ayrshire Rivers are now dropping back after the almost predictable Glasgow Fair rain. I expect that the grilse should arrive in numbers now and there will be plenty of anglers on the water from now on. I dropped off at the Girvan Dykes on my way to the...
River Ayr Trout
I was given a couple of trout from the River Ayr to compare yesterday. Both came from the same stretch near Failford and were almost identical size at about 13". The captor complained that one of the trout fought like a 'Goldfish' while the other stripped line from...
Girvan salmon fry electrofishing survey
With the assistance of Tommy Thomson, the River Superintendent, we surveyed eight sites on the Water of Girvan today, starting at Tairlaw Bridge, close to the upper limit of natural salmon access. We found good numbers of salmon fry here and they were significantly...
Girvan Weirs lower fish pass open
The nice spell of dry weather provided excellent conditions for the work on the lower Girvan Dykes weir. The concrete works is now finished and the weir was opened today. The river was -1" on the gauge today, about as low as it normally gets, but there was still a...
First day electrofishing 2011: Doon salmon fry survey
The full team was out today for our first day electrofishing of the year. We completed 11 timed sites on the River Doon, starting at Doonfoot and finishing at Ness Glen. We fish the same sites each year and we have nine years data now for the Doon so we can start to...
Airport Attack
After a fair bit of negotiation with Glasgow Prestwick Airport, ART finally gained access to spray the few giant hogweed plants that had developed within the perimiter fence. The Ladykirk Burn and the Sandyford Burn meet on the east side of the airfield before being...
Girvan Dykes fish pass well used
I had a quick visit back to Girvan today to meet the contractors. Rising river levels had put a stop to any work today but provided ideal conditions for fish to run. Quite a few salmon and sea trout were seen using the new fish pass, including small sea trout under...
Girvan Dykes upper fish pass
Amazingly the Girvan catchment missed the rain today and the river remained low. Work on the upper fish pass has been progressing well, the side baulks are complete and water is flowing down the pass. The crest level to the left of the fish pass needs to be brought up...
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River Map Prints
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