by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 17, 2011 | General
At this time of the year when water levels drop and the temperatures plunge, we usually head to the upper catchments to watch and assess the spawning activity of salmon on the redds. This year we are particularly interested in observing activity on the Ponesk Burn...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 17, 2011 | General
Trustees (including some of their wives) and staff met at the Carleton Hotel in Prestwick on wednesday evening in order to express our thanks and appreciation to Brian Shaw (our Senior Biologist) who is leaving ART at the end of December to take up a post with the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 6, 2011 | General
Brian Shaw, who has led Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) for the past seven years will sadly be leaving at the end of December. This is a great blow to ART where he has been the inspiration for a multitude of new ideas and has overseen substantial growth in our activities....
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 4, 2011 | General
I just thought I’d let all members know that we have listed a few lots on ebay today. The auctions will run until next Sunday so have a look and see if there is anything there that you fancy. As we are moving office shortly, I thought it would be an ideal time...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 22, 2011 | General
The River Doon map is now available to purchase. This is the second Ayrshire River map ART have produced with beautiful drawings from our local artist Harriet Ellis. The map includes the pool names and various water colour drawings of pools and landmarks along the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 20, 2011 | General
The annual fisherman’s supper was held at the Kylestrome Hotel in Ayr last friday evening and I’m sure everyone will agree that it was a great success. The venue was filled to capacity and although we all felt a bit like sardines in a tin, the food was...