News
Coronavirus (Covid – 19)
In line with the latest Government advice, the Trust has taken steps to minimise the risk that Coronavirus (Covid - 19) will interrupt our operations and planned work in the months ahead. With immediate effect, the office will be closed to all visitors but manned by a...
Stinchar DSFB Meeting
The date of the next River Stinchar District Salmon Fishery Board meeting has been announced. The details are as follows:- Date of Meeting: Friday 21st February, 2020 Venue: Minuntion, Pinmore, By Girvan KA26 0TE Time: 4.30pm Meeting Type: Board Meeting
Girvan DSFB meeting
The date of the next Girvan DSFB meeting has been announced. The AGM and Public meeting will follow the Board and Triennial meeting. Date of Meeting: Thursday 13th February 2020 Venue: The Carrick Centre, Culzean Road, Maybole KA19 7DE Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm Meeting...
Catch Returns
We await the submitted catch returns for 2019 from the District Salmon Fishery Boards to arrive. Once we have them, we will compile the data and produce updated charts. I've included the charts for each DSFB controlled river showing catch returns and 5 year rod catch...
Salmon Conservation Measures for Ayrshire rivers in 2020
Salmon Conservation Measures for 2020 were laid before Scottish ministers and approved on the 17th December 2019. Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019 come into force on 1 April 2020. (No salmon may be killed on any Scottish river before 1st...
Garnock Connections – Green Engineering
It's a very windy day out there but we made a trip to the Dusk and Lugton Waters this morning looking for potential green engineering sites. The Garnock Connections Landscape Partnership Scheme is a suite of 25 projects restoring a network of wildlife habitats and...
Making Salmon Conservation a National Priority
ART were at the Scottish Parliament today to take part in round table discussions that were aimed at making 'Salmon Conservation a National Priority'. It was a very positive and well attended meeting with Scottish Government Ministers, MSP's, The Atlantic Salmon...
Tree Donations for Riverbank Conservation
A huge thanks to two of our supporters, Gilbert Browne from Girvan and Fiona Sinclair from Dunure who have over the years donated trees and shrubs to the Trust for our conservation work on our rivers. Fiona expertly removes native trees and shrubs which have...

