Burnanne, Galston

I dropped in at Galston to see if any fish were moving through the upper two fish passes on the Burnanne. The pool below the Cemetery Road Bridge appears once again to have filled with gravel and the entrance to the fish pass may not be easy found. I suspect also that...

Dean Ford update

Despite speaking to the site agent and foreman when I highlighted the importance of protecting the spawning gravel from fine sediments the last time I visited, I received a message last week that the Kilmarnock Water was once again dirty as a result of works at this...

Christmas Raffle – Winners

The Christmas raffle draw took place at the Chesnuts Hotel in Ayr on Friday evening with John Scott MSP kindly making the draw for us again. Below is a list of the winners and their prizes, we will be in touch to arrange delivery and some will be sent out in the post....

Stronger control on killing wild salmon

The Scottish Government today announced its plans to undertake a public consultation in 2015 on the killing of wild salmon in Scotland.The consultation will seek views on a conservation measure to ban killing wild salmon except under licence, along with an...