Ayr Broodstock
I had arranged to help sort out the broodstock at the Ayr hatchery today and sort out the pairings for the few fish we had collected. In all we stripped 5 hens today and covered them with 3 cocks. While this doesn’t seem many, we chose fish very carefully from...River Ayr Bailiff Coordinator
The River Ayr Bailiff coordinator has asked if we could publish his contact details for the attention of all Clubs and anglers on the Ayr system. One area of concern is that anglers don’t know how to get in touch with the bailiff force if they need them. All...Sallochan Burn, Stinchar
I had to deliver the pool names for the River Ayr map to Harriet Ellis today so I thought I’d have a look to see if any salmon or trout had spawned in the burn in the lower catchment. The Sallochan Burn is well known to us a trout burn, probably sea trout and...Ponesk Coal site
I walked the new Ponesk channel a year ago exactly. Since that time Scottish Coal has gone into liquidation leaving this entire area in a heck of a mess with little chance that it will ever be restored satisfactorily. SEPA’s opinion is that water quality will...Problem Culvert in the Stinchar Valley
We electrofished the Traboyak burn last year at several sites. Although we found salmon parr at each site, we didn’t manage to find a single fry which points to an access issue somewhere in the lower reaches. The problem lies with the Culvert near the Barr road....Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
