Catrine Dam deflector

The long awaited deflector at Catrine Dam is having it’s first test this morning with a small spate that is underway. We visited the site this morning just after 9.00am and the river was in good flow although nothing extraordinarily for the Ayr. The height on...

River Irvine UPDATE

As promised, I can now update readers with progress at the Queen’s viaduct on the Irvine. I met with the site manager, his foreman and the sub contractor’s agent this morning and received a full explanation of the planned works and timescales. I was...

Pollution, pollution and more pollution!

With two teams out electrofishing most days, it’s not really surprising we are finding more pollution than when we are stuck behind a desk in the office but it is disappointing that silage effluent and slurry incidents continue to happen in Ayrshire. In the last...

Disappointment and frustration…

Have a look at the photo below showing a new site on a good wee burn we surveyed today in the Stinchar catchment. We’ve always found good trout numbers in this burn and salmon feature too but we decided to fish this new location further upstream than previously...