Stinchar DSFB meeting

The next  River Stinchar District Salmon Fishery Board Meeting will take place on Thursday 5th March, 2015 at 4.00pm at Minuntion, Pinmore, By Girvan KA26 0TE This meeting is open to the public.

Caaf Reservoir draw down

We’ve been in consultation with Scottish Water for around 1 year over the planned draw down of Caaf reservoir and breaching of the dam wall. Eventually, the plan is to restore the valley to as near the original profile and habitat as possible with the Caaf Water...

Slurry spreading

In the last two to three weeks, the volume of slurry that we’ve noticed spread on frozen fields has been incredible. At least in most cases, buffer strips have been left next to watercourses. Of course we understand that farmers take the opportunity to reduce...

Public Consultation Launched

Public consultation on proposed consultation measures to introduce a licensing system for killing wild salmon in Scotland has today been launched by the Scottish Government. Details on the consultation and information on how you can respond can be found at:...

Irvine Catch Data for 2013

Annually ART compiles catch data from all Ayrshire Rivers for inclusion in the Association of Salmon Fishery Board’s annual report. As the Rivers Irvine and Garnock don’t have a District Salmon Fishery Board, catch data are submitted by Angling Club...

Cheapside Street Weir progress

Two or so years since I first reported to Scottish Water that the weir at Cheapside Street in Kilmarnock was crumbling as a result of the work in the Kilmarnock Water, today I attended a meeting with Scottish Water, SEPA and Aecom to discuss options on stabilising the...

River Doon Spate

Rainfall has kept the river levels up across Ayrshire in recent weeks with spate after spate raising waters near the bank tops and beyond. The Doon is slightly different to other Ayrshire Rivers due to the artificial levels supplied as compensation flow from Loch Doon...