Catrine Dam in spate (UPDATED)
Well rain came eventually and all rivers have risen into spate. Lets hope the fish come in quickly and fishing next week is good. I went to Catrine today to see how the completed dam looked in spate. It isn’t the biggest spate in the world and we could normally...Black Water Fish Rescue
Iberdrola are currently installing a power line between Coylton and Dalmellington passing through Kyle Forest en route. We were asked to proved some guidance for water crossing points and duly attended a meeting with their environmental team where we highlighted that...What species are most common on the Ayr?
The title of this post poses a question that stemmed from an observation that ART made when electrofishing a site on the upper Ayr in 2011. On Friday we returned to the same site, keen to see how things may have changed. Until this season when electrofishing, we have...Glenmuir electrofishing indicates worrying trend
Last week, we fished the upper gravel extraction site on the Glenmuir whilst waiting on the backpack equipment to be repaired. ART has fished this site annually since 2006 and this years results were poorer than any other. With this in mind, I looked at the results...Doon Fencing proposals agreed
On the instructions of the Board, ART staff have been working to secure agreements between famers and landowners to fence key areas within the catchment. Whilst we still await positive responses from landowners on the Culroy Burn, we are hopeful that the land agents...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
