Good weather at last

Finally the sun has returned to the sky! After yesterdays deluge, it was a relief to see such a beautiful morning. I headed to Stranraer to meet a man who was going to fix our electrofisher. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a quick fix and Robin took the anode back to...

More spates

The Ayr and Irvine both rose rapidly into huge spates earlier today. The Doon, Girvan, Stinchar and Garnock were all up too but they aren’t in the same league as the first two. I had hoped to do some electrofishing this weekend to make up for lost time (weather...

Culroy Burn

We were back electrofishing at the Culroy Burn in the Doon catchment today. Concerns have been raised about the level of siltation arising from this burn but more importantly following last years generally poor electrofishing results, I wanted to see how the spawning...

Ayrshire Post ‘WISH’ campaign

The Ayrshire Post is hosting a £10,000 Community Cash Giveaway in which readers are invited to collect tokens every week for eight weeks.  These can then be donated to a number of charities or groups from the 100 shortlisted.  We have successfully registered for a...

Fisherman’s Supper 2012

This years fisherman’s supper will be held on Friday the 16th of November at the Horizon Hotel in Ayr. As usual, the night will include speakers and a three course meal and we will also have the raffle and auction of prime fishing lots. Tickets are priced at £25...