Category: News
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Recent Catches
in NewsWell that never took too long, both off the lower Ayr, Not known if returned or retained. Keep them coming and we will put them up. As much information as possible please.
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BAILIFF ACTIVITY
in NewsWith the steady rainfall and river levels salmon catches are steady. More fish are being reported than have been in recent years so it would appear the Ayr is having a better return than it has had in recent years although time will tell when the returns come in from clubs and owners. Bailiffs have…
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River Ayr Board Meeting
in NewsThe next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will be held on the 1st September at 7.00pm in Ayrshire Rivers Trusts offices at 1 Gibbs Yard, Auchincruive, Ayr KA5 6HW. This is a meeting open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Apologies for the late notice to the website but this…
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Poachers apprehended
Two Glasgow men were apprehended by bailiffs at Nethermills in Ayr fishing without written permission on Saturday. They were observed to be fishing illegally with raking gear and police attended. Their equipment was confiscated and the matter now lies with the procurator fiscal. They were fishing from the dams at Dam Park which is prohibited.…
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AYR Board AGM
River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Notice of the Annual General Meeting and Annual Public Meeting of the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board. Notice is given to a) The public and b) Upper and Lower of Proprietors of Salmon Fishings on the River Ayr and its Tributaries that the meeting will be held…
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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 Season Opens
in NewsThe river Ayr salmon season opened on February 11th with numerous anglers encountered by bailiffs on the opening day. We wish all anglers on the system a good season ahead. Please remember the new legislation that is now in force across Scotland requiring catch and release of all salmon until April 1st. As always bailiffs…
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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…