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Ayr and Lugar trout
I recently urged people to look at their waters to see how many trout are rising. We keep hearing calls that trout are in short supply on the Ayr and Lugar and that stocking is necessary yet wherever we take time to look, there is no shortage of fish rising. One old...
More Doon work
We received some encouraging news from Scottish Power today that it looks as though we may well receive some funding towards our Loch Doon project. Nothing is certain yet but we are certainly in with a shout. We will continue to seek support from other partner...
Fisherman’s Supper – Abbotsford Hotel, Ayr, 21/11/2014
This year our annual fisherman's supper will be held at a new venue - The Abbotsford Hotel in Ayr. After hosting a successful quiz night at the hotel earlier in the year we decided that it would be a good choice for the fisherman's supper. We will also have a new...
Doon surveys
We had planned to visit Loch Doon burns again today but plans changed slightly this morning and we decided that time was too limited to do this justice. Instead we headed to the Meikleholm Burn at Patna where we have arranged a contractor to install fencing (part...
Big Parr Day
Until we get rain, today was the last visit to the upper irvine. We set up a series of timed sites to allow us to return and monitor the juvenile population over the next few years. Starting at Hurlford and working upstream, the sites chosen were typical run riffle...
Darvel AC surveys on upper Irvine today
We moved further upstream on the Irvine this morning and fished many sites new to me. This has been a great learning experience for the Trust and I hope anglers alike. From a quick assessment of today's results, there are winners and loser.... rather, there are good...
Day 2 , Irvine Surveys continue…
With schools on holiday today, we were accompanied by a couple of youngsters keen to see what fish we found. The day started in Galston at the road bridge at the bottom of Cessnock Castle Woods on the Burn Anne. This site has been fished before giving total of 30...
Upper Irvine Surveys commence
Gordon and I headed to Hurlford this morning to meet up with several volunteers from Hurlford AC, eager to see what we found on their stretches of water today. As I hadn't really surveyed any sites since 2009, I was keen too and I wasn't disappointed with todays...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
