Final survey roundup for 2013
I’ve been on holiday recently hence the lack of activity in the last week or two. Two burns in North Ayrshire have been the focus of fish habitat surveys in the last week. The Kelly and Skelmorlie Burns are short coastal burns rising on the Ferret of Keith Moor...Fish killed by unknown pollution source
Once again there has been an incident resulting in fish killed on the Ayr system. Almost a year ago to the day, the same burn was affected by a similar incident. I received a phone call this morning about the incident on the Yonderton Burn near Failford. A small group...The Glenmuir Water
UPDATED The You Tube videos of combat fishing in Alaska are extreme but this morning with the Glenmuir in great order, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between this great wee river and these North American waters. As we headed towards Dalblair, there were...Fisherman’s supper 2013 – Tickets selling fast so please book asap.
This years fisherman’s supper will be held on Friday the 22nd of November at the Horizon Hotel in Ayr. As usual, the night will include speakers and a three course meal and we will also have the raffle and auction of prime fishing lots. Tickets should be priced at...VACANCY – Rivers and Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Please follow the link for further details. http://www.rafts.org.uk/vacancies/More Ayr system surveys
We’ve been back on the Ayr catchment this week surveying regular sites to compare with previous results. We haven’t entered the data yet but from memory, the Burnock was comparable to last years results with good numbers of trout being found in these upper...Thursday washout
We headed out electrofishing this morning on the off chance that we would find a site fishable but all the rivers and burns were rising and it just wasn’t possible. We looked at a few obstacles on the way back to office before I decided to take the afternoon off...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
