Doon Levels

I received a message today from a concerned Doon owner about the ‘supposed winter compensation flow’. The river was well down on where it should be at this time of the year and he was concerned that the calibration was incorrect. He was right and wrong at...

Another one bites the dust!

The Cronin Building at Auchincruive is in the process of being demolished. ART’s first office was in this building was  way back in the early days. I first met Brian and Pete there in 2005 when I was a student at Auchincruive and it was with a tinge of sadness...

Pundeavon Reservoir

We were at Pundeavon Reservoir today to work out how best to survey the fish and habitat prior to Scottish Water removing the dam wall. This redundant reservoir is no longer fit for purpose and if left as a fishery would increasingly pose a flooding risk to the...

CIRB Conference, Belfast

The staff were in Northern Ireland this week attending the CIRB conference on Invasive Species and their control. ART are a  partner in the CIRB project and it is this project that has allowed us to control so many areas affected by Non Native Invasive Weeds since...

Salmon Fly tying for beginners

We have had a  few people interested in this so we have decide to go ahead and hold a couple of evenings to see how things go. Some very kind people have also said that they will donate some materials for us to use.   We would like to run these classes on...

IFM – Bailiff Exams

There is another IFM Bailiff exam scheduled for the 5th of March and training will be provided prior to the exam This will all take place at Auchincruive near Ayr. If you would like to sit this exam and become a bailiff please email gordon@ayrshireriverstrust.org...