News
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....
Stronger control on killing wild salmon
The Scottish Government today announced its plans to undertake a public consultation in 2015 on the killing of wild salmon in Scotland.The consultation will seek views on a conservation measure to ban killing wild salmon except under licence, along with an...
Looking for spawners in the upper Doon catchment
It's early yet for Ayrshire but none the less, Gordon and I felt it worthwhile to take a trip to the upper Doon catchment today to see if there was any signs of spawning activity. Against the odds, we hoped that we may find redds on the Garpel Burn upstream of Loch...
Another survey
After collecting habitat recording sheets from the office this morning, Gordon and I headed to Fairlie to survey Glenburn. This wee burn once supported a few sea trout and an occasional salmon in the lower reaches but as far as we can ascertain, this was some time...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
