News
Electrofishing season start on the Fenwick Water
Annually we electrofish burns and rivers across Ayrshire to monitor and investigate fish populations and distribution. This is the only available recognised method to assess fish populations within catchments. We principally use this technique to assess salmon and...
UPDATE – Doon pollution
Here's a quick update on the Diesel pollution in the Doon. The contractors believed to be responsible for diesel leaking into the Macmanniston Burn and then the Doon near Minishant started to resolve the issues yesterday but reports reached me late in the afternoon...
Diesel pollution on the Doon
We are receiving calls from concerned anglers on the River Doon at the moment regarding diesel pollution entering the river near Monkwood. We first attended this incident last week and reported it to SEPA along with several other anglers. After a quick run around the...
Girvan DSFB Meeting
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Girvan DSFB July Meeting The details are as follows:- Date of Meeting:- Thursday 16th July, 2015...
Newsletter
Our latest newsletter has now been published and can be downloaded by clicking the link below. Spring_summer 2015 newsletter If you would like to be added to our mailing list then send your email details to info@ayrshireriverstrust.org There are quite a few members...
More Doon Water Margin Improvements
After years of complaints about cattle accessing the River Doon at Holms Farm, with financial assistance from the River Doon DSFB and more than a little input from SEPA and the Trust, we managed to secure agreements to fence off two fields creating good buffer strips...
River Ayr Map on Sale
Good news, the River Ayr Map is now available to purchase on our web site. Just follow the link on the home page by clicking the button 'River Maps Prints'. This is a stunning map that Harriet Ellis has produced for us. Harriet is a local artist and supporter of the...
Bogton Loch
Bogton Loch beside Dalmellington was one place I'd never really visited until today. Of course I'd seen it and walked around some of it in the past, but I had no idea of depths or the really anything else other than it has a reasonably large pike population and some...

