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...

Observations on the Assel

On the way back from the CIRB conference, we dropped in on the Duisk and Stinchar catchments to see if there were any signs of spawning yet. Whilst we didn’t see any activity, we did discover some works that have been performed recently on the Assel that raised...

Tackle in the Attic

Once again the Trust has been gifted a large amount of fishing tackle to dispose of to raise funds for not just the Trust but two cancer charities will also benefit. This generous donation will be listed on ebay auction site shortly. It has been catalogued and...

Ayr and Lugar trout

I recently urged people to look at their waters to see how many trout are rising. We keep hearing calls that trout are in short supply on the Ayr and Lugar  and that stocking is necessary yet wherever we take time to look, there is no shortage of fish rising. One old...