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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...