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The first spate in May takes the smolts away
Total rainfall so far in May is just 2.4 mm (recorded in the middle reaches of the Ayr catchment). April had a total of 16.6 mm. Since the 18th March we've had a total of 24.9 mm or just over 1" of rain. This isn't good news for smolts that are assisted by a spates or...
Smolts in the lade at Catrine 2020
I filmed a large number of smolts in the lade at Catrine on Sunday 3rd May. Typically we are bang in the middle of the salmon smolt migration period and also typically, we are short of water as there's only been 18mm of rain in the middle of the Ayr catchment since...
Mouth of the Stinchar
We received reports that the gravel bar at the mouth of the Stinchar was preventing smolts leaving and rendering them prone to high levels of predation in the estuary pool. We decided this warranted further investigation as this situation could lead to severe losses...
Catrine bywash upgraded
The long awaited upgrade to the bywash at Catrine Dam was completed a couple of weeks ago just in time for the anticipated smolt run. This new bywash will function along with the old one that didn't appear to be particularly attractive to smolts migrating downstream...
Doon DSFB Triennial Elections UPDATED
Despite the current 'lock down' restrictions, the Doon DSFB must continue to meet the legislative requirements of a District SalmonFishery Board and are thus unable to delay this meeting until a later date. Triennial Doon Meeting. The details are as follows: Date of...
A video showing anglers how to make faggots for bank stabilisation
Follow this link to watch the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfzIHmHYslc
Important announcement from the Girvan DSFB
River Girvan District Salmon Fishery Board 2020 The Water of Girvan has been classified as a category 3 river by the Scottish Government. This means that in the government’s view “exploitation is unsustainable therefore management action is required to reduce...
Guidance for anglers during ‘Lock Down’
We have been contacted by several angling clubs on whether angling is permitted at the current time. The Government announcement on the 23rd of March included the following: The only permissible reasons to leave your home are as follows: -to shop for basic necessities...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
