News
Scales from the big fish
After looking at the scales removed from the big fish and receiving confirmation from another couple of biologist, I can reveal that the fish has just entered into it's 6th year of life. It spent two years in the river, one as a fry and the next as a parr before...
Quiz night
On Friday 16th May, ART ran their 3rd annual quiz night at the Abbotsford Hotel in Ayr. Once again this proved to be a very successful night with 12 teams competing for the winners title. The quiz master, Wallace Milligan, had prepared various questions including...
Catrine’s big salmon
Of course after guestimating as to the weight of the big salmon we captured at Catrine yesterday, we now have checked the weight against an online calculator. I knew it wouldn't be long until someone questioned the weight I suggested as the photo I posted earlier...
Anderson’s Pool Catrine
After rescuing fish from the middle pool yesterday, we were back this morning to remove any fish in Anderson's Pool to enable the contractors to complete the concrete works as quickly as possible. Rob, Covanburn's site agent called us once he had pumped the pool to a...
Fish rescue at Catrine Dam
One concern we had at Catrine was the lack of plans to rescue fish from the depleted work area. The requirement for this became obvious to most very quickly and this morning I approached the Contractors and Catrine Community Trust on the matter. After brief...
Bio-security and fisheries
In light of the disease outbreak that forced a local fishery to shut until the problem is rectified, we are keen to see all fisheries (river and still-waters) operating in Ayrshire improve bio security measures at their waters. As a simple precautionary measure, all...
Catrine Dam, works under way
After years in the development and planning, work to stabilise Catrine Dam and improve the fish pass is now under way. I met with SEPA, CCT and the contractors this morning to discuss concerns I highlighted last week over the altered flow down the fish pass. We...
Non Native Species in the River Ayr and Doon
We have received several reports recently of rainbow trout being caught on the River Ayr and Doon and I have received photos from reliable sources of these fish caught on both rivers. Whilst this situation is not good, these fish should be thinned out quickly by the...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
