News
Catrine
Following last week's spate, I headed back to the dam today to see how things had held up following the flood. I didn't really expect to see any problems but rather surprisingly there were two small issues obvious. The coarse trash bollards that were installed...
Good News
It's been a difficult year financially or the Trust with funding extremely difficult to secure in the current financial climate. This morning we received a call from Scottish Power informing us that they are going to support our Loch Doon Project that is designed to...
Scotland’s Marine Plan
I've attached a link to the Scottish Government's Marine plan that will be the central to their plans for 2015. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0046/00465865.pdf With changes afoot in Scotlands Wild Fisheries and further increase in Aquaculture and off shore...
Spawning underway
With the lower temperatures in the last few days and a falling water, it no surprise that salmon have started spawning in earnest. I received a report on Monday that a few salmon were spawning in Galston area on the Irvine. Heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday...
Stocking? Some of the issues simply explained.
We constantly hear calls for more stocking to solve the problems we face on our rivers. Understanding the implications of stocking and the effects this has on wild populations may help to convince some of those who don't accept that stocking can actually harm wild...
Burnanne, Galston
I dropped in at Galston to see if any fish were moving through the upper two fish passes on the Burnanne. The pool below the Cemetery Road Bridge appears once again to have filled with gravel and the entrance to the fish pass may not be easy found. I suspect also that...
Dean Ford update
Despite speaking to the site agent and foreman when I highlighted the importance of protecting the spawning gravel from fine sediments the last time I visited, I received a message last week that the Kilmarnock Water was once again dirty as a result of works at this...
Christmas Raffle – Winners
The Christmas raffle draw took place at the Chesnuts Hotel in Ayr on Friday evening with John Scott MSP kindly making the draw for us again. Below is a list of the winners and their prizes, we will be in touch to arrange delivery and some will be sent out in the post....
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
