Superhuman effort
We are still waiting for the council to instruct the contractor to make repairs to Burnawn fish pass. Meanwhile, members of Galston Angling Club, frustrated by the delay decided to attempt the impossible and clear the bottom end of the fish pass manually. There was...Salmon Fly Tying – a very basic introduction
A couple of years ago we ran a few evening sessions for novice fly-tyers. It was a very basic course that taught participants to dress simple salmon flies. I’m considering repeating similar sessions this winter if there is any interest. Just drop the Trust an...Electrofishing season starts soon
If the rain holds off and water levels drop, we should be able to start electrofishing next week. Anyone interested in coming along to see what we do and hopefully learn a bit about the river will be made welcome. Of course we will expect a bit of help carrying...Scales from a big fish
We were fortunate enough to receive scale samples from a 19lb River Ayr salmon caught a few weeks ago on the lower river. The fish had been frozen and the captor managed to take a sample for us after I made the request for which I’m very grateful and I have to...Ponesk Burn Update
Take a moment to check back to our post of the 29th October 2011 and compare the photos taken soon after the Ponesk Burn was diverted with the images below, taken a couple of days ago on the 26th April 2012. Following extreme floods and prolonged high water over...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
