Interesting assessment of the Ayr and observations on the Doon – dated 1859
Ronald Campbell from the Tweed foundation recently sent me an extract from a book called Fish and Fishing in the Lone Glens of Scotland which provided the author Robert Knox’s rather dim view of the Ayr and the villages in the catchment but this book is a...The finishing touches.
We stopped in at Sevenacres Weir this afternoon to install coir matting to protect the toe of a soil slope. With good light and low water levels we were able to take some photos that illustrate just how the brash bundles we installed on the left bank are working. This...Eel brushes on Garden Weir, Lugton Water.
Often salmon and trout are given greater amounts of attention than our other native fish species, in part due to their popularity amongst anglers and because they are under increasing pressures from a variety of sources. However today we finished the installation of a...2019 River Categories.
The Government has released the river categorisations having now been passed in Parliament. These gradings will be effectual from April 1st 2019. River Categories are as follows. Irvine -3 Garnock – 2 Ayr – 2 Doon – 2 Girvan – 2 Stinchar...Marine Harvest change name to Mowi.
Interesting to see that Marine Harvest is having a rebrand, changing their name to Mowi next year. Harking back to their roots, Marine Harvest were originally named Mowi when the company began fish farming in 1964. Since then it became Hydro Seafood under the...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
