Thursday washout
We headed out electrofishing this morning on the off chance that we would find a site fishable but all the rivers and burns were rising and it just wasn’t possible. We looked at a few obstacles on the way back to office before I decided to take the afternoon off...Trout rising
After another breakdown with the electrofishing set (it’s the anode that’s causing problems), Gordon and I stopped on the way back to the office to look at Stair Dam. We didn’t really expect any rise in water and there wasn’t one so we...Doon Freshet
I’ve been informed that due to popular demand, an artificial freshet is planned for Monday on the Doon. Hopefully this will bring in a few fish from the bay but from what I’ve seen on the Met Office website this evening, there may be a natural spate on the...Himalayan Balsam Alert….River Ayr!!!!!
Our electrofishing kit broke down today so I knocked off work early and headed to the River Ayr for a cast or two. I was fishing my way down the Nursery Pool when something caught my eye. I finished fishing the pool and went back for a look and sure enough, there was...Electrofishing: Upper Ayr sites
It has been well reported in the past years that the River Ayr salmon stocks aren’t what they should be so in order to assess the productivity in the good areas, we have been revisiting some established sites that haven’t been surveyed for some time and...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
