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Markhill surveying
Markhill windfarm in the Duisk Valley near Barrhill was the focus of todays work. We set off to survey up to 4 burns today, mostly in remote locations but after a puncture and a road closure we only managed 2. The results were less disappointing than journey down and...
Annual timed electrofishing results on the Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar
As the weather has remained dry, Stuart has been out electrofishing with a team comprising mainly of Helen and Struan. At the beginning of each annual electrofishing season we start with the timed sites, as contrary to popular belief salmon do spawn in the main stem...
Himalayan Balsam Warning
The Trust staff have been resurveying the rivers this year to assess the increase/reduction in invasive species since the original surveys in 2008/2009. We have been actively controlling invasive species on our rivers for some time assisted by the many volunteers that...
Girvan Timed Survey completed
Helen and I completed the timed survey of the Water of Girvan today and the results appear at first glance to be better than ever before. I'll pass these to Gillian to look at along with the other rivers results as she is stuck in the office at the moment with a bad...
Busy morning
So far this morning I've had 12 calls relating to work issues, mostly from the River Ayr bailiffs. At their request I've been asked to remind anglers that any sea trout caught should feature in the end of year catch returns regardless of whether they returned or not...
Timed Electrofishing results
Once again, rain has delayed our electrofishing surveys but the Doon and Stinchar timed sites have been completed and we have one site on the Ayr and 4 on the Girvan left to do. All going well these will be completed on Monday and Gillian will then produce the tables...
Fish Pal, Fish Ayrshire, book your fishing here
The Trust operates and runs the Fish Pal Ayrshire booking system for day ticket angling on local rivers. This is an online booking system that allows local and visiting anglers to book and pay for fishing online and opens up some otherwise difficult to access...
Invasive weeds update
ART has now resurveyed the River Doon and are preparing maps to illustrate the reduction in Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam along the length of the river. Both species have reduced since we commenced control in 2010 so all in all a good result but we aren't...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
