Fisherman’s Supper 2012

Following Stuart’s blog post, I would once again like to thank everybody for the excellent support showed at this years Fisherman’s Supper. It was a huge success raising a total of £2650, over double that of 2011. This was only possible thanks to the...

22lb Irvine Salmon

First of all, I have to emphasise that this  post isn’t designed to chastise an angler for killing a hen salmon in October or November but rather to make sure simple misconceptions don’t lead to similar incidents occurring in future. Of course it is an...

Trout Spawning

I took my daughter out for a walk along the Ponesk today to see if we could see any salmon in the new channel. Electrofishing results indicated that at least one hen salmon spawned there last year so I’m very hopeful for this season. Anyway, we didn’t see...

A great big thank you to our supporters!

I wanted just to say thanks to everyone that attended the fisherman’s supper on friday evening. I think we all had a great night judging from the comments we received so far. The venue was excellent and there was much more space this year and guests seemed to...

Bailiff Training

Bailiff training got underway this evening with 17 candidates attending our offices to learn the finer points of bailiffing and how to get through the exam. Jim Henderson from the Nith DSFB generously gave his time to share his knowledge of the profession and to...

Irvine Weirs

We met with SEPA today to identify priorities for restoration funding in the Irvine catchment. SEPA are required to improve all aspects of our rivers under The Water Framework Directive where they are less than good ecological status. They are actively working with...