News
Observations on the Assel
On the way back from the CIRB conference, we dropped in on the Duisk and Stinchar catchments to see if there were any signs of spawning yet. Whilst we didn't see any activity, we did discover some works that have been performed recently on the Assel that raised our...
CIRB Conference
On Monday and Tuesday, the staff attended the CIRB conference in Stranraer accompanied by our Chairman and vice Chair. The event was organised to share lessons learned over the course of the 4 years that the CIRB project has run and good practice that has developed as...
River Girvan DSFB meeting and AGM
Just a quick reminder that the River Girvan DSFB AGM and Board meeting takes places this evening in Maybole at the Carrick Centre at 6.30pm for the Board meeting and 7.45pm for the AGM. These meetings are open to the public.
Fisherman’s Supper
The annual Fishermans Supper was held last night in the Abbotsford Hotel in Ayr and a good night was had by all. The evening commenced with former Trustee Alex Anderson being presented with a pair of Burn's Crystal whisky glasses as a gesture of thanks for his many...
Pollution on Kilmarnock Water
Silt pollution is very very damaging and as we approach spawning time, there's nothing more frustrating to see than large volumes of silty water heading downstream from a site who's managers should know better. It was made very clear to RJ McLeods agent at a site...
Holmhead Weir Kilbirnie
This afternoon I was back in the Garnock Valley crossing a few t's and dotting the i's before I submit a report to a client. Once I'd finished my work, I stopped off at the Holmhead Weir in the town to see if I could see fish moving over it. I've been approached and a...
Black Rocks and Dean ford
I dropped in at the Black Rocks in Kilmarnock before heading to Dean Ford to see what progress had been made since my last visit. Black Rocks was in good flow and it wasn't long before I saw a salmon leap at the falls. I didn't have long but saw several more and a lot...
Fish pass flow control
Apart from the problems with access to the fish pass at Catrine, there still remained the problem of controlling the flow to ensure the pass operated within its design capacity. For around 30 years the pass didn't perform that well as apart from the other design...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
