• River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Working For The River Ayr And Its Tributaries

  • River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Working For The River Ayr And Its Tributaries

  • River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Working For The River Ayr And Its Tributaries

What We Do

The River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board manages the protection, enhancement and conservation of the Atlantic salmon and sea trout stocks in the River Ayr.

Salmon Fishing

The River Ayr is the largest of the Ayrshire salmon rivers and it has some excellent fly fishing water. As with all the Ayrshire rivers the River Ayr is primarily a summer and autumn fishery.

River Catchment

The River Ayr has a catchment area of 574 square kilometres and its principal tributaries include the Greenock Water, Lugar Water, Water of Fail and Water of Coyle.
 

Reducing Silt inputs in the Ayr Catchment

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Restoration work on Mauchline Burn  Ayrshire Rivers Trust recently secured funding for restoration work on the Mauchline Burn (a.k.a. The Chalk River) with the ultimate aim of reducing silt and nutrient inputs and restoring a functional trout and salmon population within this small watercourse. In recent years, the burn has suffered from repeat pollution incidents […]

Stair Dam receives some work to help fish passage

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Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff fitted two timber baulks to Stair Dam today in order to help salmon over during periods of low flow. Last year there was such a shortage of water that the fish built up in the stretch downstream while upper beats complained of no fish. With the hydro fully operational since last […]

Notice of the DSFBs Annual General Meeting

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Notice is hereby given that the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 7pm in the Kilmarnock Supporters Club on the 15th May. This is a public meeting open to all. Free Car Parking is available at the public car park in Loudon Street opposite CoOp. Car parking is […]

River Ayr Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors

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Notice is hereby given that the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board will hold the annual meeting for qualified proprietors on the 8th May 2023 in the Kilmarnock Supporters Club, Mauchline at 7pm. This meeting is only open to qualified proprietors and not members of the public. The DSFB will provide the proprietors with they […]