News
Doon DSFB meeting
The next River Doon DSFB meeting will be held on the 31st Ocotber at 3.30pm in Frazer Coogans Solicitors office, 46 Dalblair Road, Ayr KA7 1UQ. This meeting is open to the public.
Fisherman’s Supper Reminder
Just a quick reminder that our annual Fisherman's Supper will be held in the Abbotsford Hotel on Friday 21st November at 7pm. Tickets are selling quickly with over half already sold so please book your place as soon as you can by calling 01292 521223. The menu has...
Tackle in the Attic
Once again the Trust has been gifted a large amount of fishing tackle to dispose of to raise funds for not just the Trust but two cancer charities will also benefit. This generous donation will be listed on ebay auction site shortly. It has been catalogued and...
Doon Fencing
Our fencing contractor is installing fencing in the Doon catchment at the moment. The River Doon DSFB agreed to fund a considerable percentage of the cost of this fencing to improve habitat and hopefully fish populations. In the long term, this should also deliver...
Wild Fisheries Review
The final report from the Wild Fisheries Review panel has been published and is available to download at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/fishreview/WFRFinal
Catrine Dam
Further to a meeting with SEPA yesterday, I again met their representative at the dam this morning along with someone from CCT. Water levels were dropping and it was prudent to recheck the fish pass operation before instructing CCT to make further improvements as we...
Dean Ford (Lauder Ford)
Long overdue but eventually I managed to visit the works at Dean Ford (I think it's Lauder Ford, to be correct) where work is underway to replace the ford with a 4 section bridge culvert. It's been years in discussion and negotiation but I'm pleased to report that the...
Rising Water
Once again the rivers rose overnight and the Stinchar and Girvan seemed to catch most of the rain. Following the problems that I identified with access to the fish pass at Catrine Dam, I returned this morning to see if the fresh run fish that I expected should be...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
