Water temperatures dangerously high
We are facing a catastrophe on two Ayrshire rivers at the moment and there’s nothing we can do about it. The Stinchar and the Girvan are both affected by extremely high water temperatures of around 23ºC, and fish are dying in the lower reaches. The Kirkhill beat...Catrine update
I received a call from an angler today informing me that there were 4 dead salmon in the Voes at Catrine. I was sceptical as adult salmon can’t access the goes but I went to check anyway. There were no dead salmon in the Voes or the river. I arrived as the...Irvine Valley
We were back at Darvel this afternoon meeting with fish pass designers in an effort to take forwards the local angling club’s hopes for improved fish passage at the Mill Dam. We now have to wait for more accurate costings to come in to us and then we will start...Concrete set at Catrine
After a few days off, I visited Catrine Dam yesterday morning expecting to see Anderson’s work complete as I was under the impression that the contractor had planned to work last weekend to ensure they made the most of the dry weather. They did, but not on...Mill Dam, Darvel
After years in the pipeline and disappointment after disappointment, we have decided once again to attempt to ease fish passage at Mill Dam Darvel. Today Helen and I met with Martin from a Syphon Fish Pass consultancy to look at the possibility of using new technology...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
