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Loch Doon area surveys
Loch Doon area today proved interesting. It's been a while since I was last up Carrick Lane and the White Spout and neither Goron nor Struan had fished them before so a really worthwhile day. The White Spout site was last fished in 2009 and had salmon and trout in low...
Ayr surveys completed….. what’s next?
Today, we finally completed all the Ayr catchment surveys planned for this year. As usual, there have been numerous surveys on what is Ayrshire's largest river with the most problems. That said and done, it's always good to find something new and encouraging to report...
Laggansarroch Viaduct works
We dropped into the Laggansarroch Viaduct site after the Stinchar DSFB meeting this evening. Concerns had been raised at the meeting regarding the quality of the work and having seen it first hand this evening I have to agree. The armour rock reinforcing added to the...
Last habitat survey on the Garnock
As I said in a previous post we were back for one last visit at the Garnock to survey the habitat where the pipeline crosses. This wasn't a water course survey but rather a look at the habitat and plants to allow assessment of the impact of a pipeline. It meant...
What species are most common on the Ayr?
The title of this post poses a question that stemmed from an observation that ART made when electrofishing a site on the upper Ayr in 2011. On Friday we returned to the same site, keen to see how things may have changed. Until this season when electrofishing, we have...
Intimation
We were saddened to hear of the death of Douglas Stewart last Tuesday. Douglas was a keen River Doon angler and supporter of the Trust and will be sadly missed. Our condolences go to all his family.
Catrine Works – Progress update
First to avoid confusion, there are two separate jobs underway at Catrine, the large weir contract that has progressed throughout the summer. Second contract is the Daldorch wall underpinning. The contractors are different as are the organisations responsible for the...
More good news from the Ayr catchment
We have just about completed our Board commitments on the Ayr for 2014 electrofishing season but following last night's Board meeting, I headed back to the upper catchment to look at a couple of sites where we will be gravel cleaning later this year in an effort to...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
