Girvan Tributaries
We are struggling with electrofishing at the moment due to the weather but whenever we can, we are out somewhere in Ayrshire surveying the rivers and burns. Last week we managed to look at some of the Girvan tributaries. Results on the whole were very good (bear in...CIRB Update / Balsam Bashing
Last week we had another two volunteers pass their PA6AW training course. John Muir and Alan Knox from Dalry Angling Club both passed without any problem and will now join a group of 22 other volunteers already trained by ART. Our training budget had now run out for...Gold Ingots in the Lugar?
We were electrofishing yesterday on the Lugar and although numbers weren’t great we did find a slight improvement on the last couple of years at some sites. This may be accounted for at least in part, by our new electrofishing equipment being more efficient but...Stolen to Order?
Last night, Cumnock Hatchery at Borland Reservoir was targeted by thieves and they lost 15 x 3lb + broodstock Brown Trout. Obviously someone knew exactly what they were after and I assume they were stolen to order. Presumably they headed straight to a...Kilmarnock Water Flood
Yesterday afternoon following a 15minute deluge in Kilmarnock, the Kilmarnock Water rose over 2m within an hour. MBV’s foreman told me that the level rose over 50cm in the time it took to put a pair of waders on by which time it was too late to enter the river....Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
