Irvine Valley Problems UPDATE

by | Oct 20, 2012 | Conservation, General

On the 24th September, I reported on erosion on the main stem of the Irvine at Galston. I was concerned at the level of erosion at this modified stretch and indicated that I’d speak to the Council about tis. I haven’t yet but today I received a call from...

Ponesk Update

by | Oct 16, 2012 | Conservation, General

A year ago we all had concerns about the siltation that arose from the Ponesk Burn following its diversion. Scottish Coal assured us that steps would be taken to rectify the problems and that things would settle down. I revisited the site in April and found new issues...

Donations Required

by | Oct 16, 2012 | General

As in my previous post, we will be holding our annual fisherman’s supper on November the 16th 2012. We hold raffle at the event as well as an auction of some very sought after fishing lots. We will also be holding our Christmas raffle in December.   We are...

Fisherman’s Supper

by | Oct 16, 2012 | General

As you may be aware we hold an Annual Fisherman’s Supper in Ayr. This year’s Supper will be held at the Horizon Hotel and we would be delighted if you could come along and join us. Tickets are priced at £25 per person but ideally we would love you to take a table for...

Burnock Big Trout

by | Oct 15, 2012 | Electrofishing, General

Once again the electrofishing has thrown up a nice trout. They are all nice, but some are nicer than others and this one was a cracker. At 38cm long, it wasn’t as big as the Glenmuir fish from last week and was leaner but it was a lovely looking fish all the...

Salmon running at Catrine Dam

by | Oct 13, 2012 | General

Following yesterday’s spate I thought I’d have a look at Catrine Dam for running fish. As expected, there was a constant stream of salmon and trout attempting the leap at Andersons pool but not in the numbers we are used to at this time of year but I...

Glenmuir Electrofishing

by | Oct 10, 2012 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General

We to say this is late in the season for these surveys is an understatement. We normally fish these site around the end of July but this year that hasn’t been possible due to the high water levels that have prevailed. Today we headed to our usual sites on the...

Catrine Survey

by | Oct 8, 2012 | Electrofishing, General

At last the River Ayr has dropped back to the lowest levels since July, allowing us to get on with some of our electrofishing and habitat surveys. The river was still higher than I would have liked and one site we had chosen to fish was abandoned as we quickly...