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New Government Policy on Stocking Rivers and Lochs Announced
in ConservationThe policy is being phased in over the period from January 2016 to January 2020. Full details are available on the Government’s web page at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Licensing/fishintros/introduction/StockingTrout. Key points to note are: 5 a) Introductions of salmon, sea trout and brown trout: Introduction of salmon, sea trout and fertile brown trout into open Scottish inland waters
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Ayr Board Meeting
in NewsThe next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will be held on the 21st April at 7.00pm in Ayrshire Rivers Trusts offices at 1 Gibbs Yard, Auchincruive, Ayr KA5 6HW. This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend. Anyone wishing to ask questions should present them in advance to the Clerk
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River Ayr catch data compared
The ASFB/RAFTS annual review has just been published giving details of the catch returns submitted to Boards and in turn to the ASFB for the 2014 season.. 47 Rivers submitted returns for 2014 but the Irvine and Garnock returns are also included from the previous season (2013) due to their lack of Board and the way
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Kelts and Smolts
Anyone venturing onto the river at this time of the year should be able to identify the difference between fresh run salmon and sea trout and kelts. Kelts are fish that have spawned in the last few months and are returning to the sea. You also occasionally catch brown trout kelts but normally they have
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Mandatory catch and release Consultation
in NewsDetails on the Scottish Governments proposal and consultation and information on how you can respond can be found at: http://scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2015/02/4158 This is all to do with the Government’s proposals to prohibit the killing of wild salmon and introducing carcass tagging in Scotland. It will affect every angler that fishes the River Ayr for salmon. It
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Catch Returns
in NewsThis year the clerk issued catch return forms slightly earlier than in previous years in order to allow us to compile the total catch from the river in time for the ASFB report. AS usual, some beats have still to complete and submit their returns so ART cannot complete the reporting procedure. If you have
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Spawning under way
in NewsAcross the catchment, we have seen signs of spawning but few fish as yet. The upper tributaries have their share of fish as does the main stem but with high water levels, seeing them in action has been more difficult. We will keep an eye on things and try to get some better pictures at
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Further conservation measures announced to conserve Scottish Salmon stocks
in ConservationToday the Scottish Government’s environment Minister Eileen McLeod announced the Government’s intention to introduce a Public Consultation over their plans to ban the killing of wild salmon without a pre paid tag as a conservation measure to ensure stocks are managed sustainably. This consultation is planned for early 2015 and implementation of the plan ahead
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Killing of unseasonable fish
in ConservationHere is a link to a web blog from the River Annan regarding the taking of backend fish. There are lessons to be learnt from this incident and anglers should be aware that they must take into account the condition of any fish they catch before they kill it. Bear in mind that the Wild Fisheries