News Archive
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Work continues at Catrine to assess the smolt run
As normal in May, the Grannom hatch has commenced and this evening and smolts are often seen rising for these emerging caddis on the Ayr. It is both fascinating and worrying as there are still hundreds of smolts in the voes but we are attempting to encourage them out overnight, bypassing the turbine house (which isn’t
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Smolt Trapping at Catrine
To assess the performance of the modifications at Catrine Dam, SEPA require the operators to monitor smolt passage through the structures to establish if there are any impacts on salmon and trout smolts. It is only right that this work is performed to enable adjustments or alterations to be made to protect fish stocks where necessary.
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Next Board Meeting
The next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board Meeting will take place on the 2nd May 2017 at Ayrshire Rivers Trust’s office at 7.00pm. This meeting is open to the public.
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Fly Through Video
in FishingThis video was shot in the middle river at Barskimming. It allows viewers to see the river from a completely different perspective. More beats will be filmed as time allows and the intention is to use this to identify and highlight where improvements can be made. Ayrshire Rivers Trust can be contacted should anyone want
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Lugar Erosion
in ConservationHere’s an interesting post from Ayrshire Rivers Trust on diffuse pollution and erosion affecting the Lugar Water. http://www.ayrshireriverstrust.org/blog/2017/04/09/lugar-erosion/ This comes after another slurry pollution incident on the Coyle this weekend and some form of detergent or soap on the Glaisnock.
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Netherton and Skares Opencast Coal Site Restoration
in EnvironmentFollow this link to Ayrshire Rivers Trusts post on the restoration of these sites. Work is well underway but still plenty yet to be done. It may not be full restoration, but it is progress. Restoration of Netherton and Skares Coal Sites
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Warning
in EnvironmentThe Ayr Bailiffs asked me to warn anglers visiting the left bank of the river upstream of the Dam Park weirs (Nether mills); there appears to be many used syringes with needles lying about. This has been reported to the Council who will deal with it but it’s obviously a well used area for drug
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Slurry incident on the Fail
Ayrshire Rivers Trust received a call at lunchtime today about foam on the Water of Fail at Failford. Two members of staff were diverted to investigate. ART determined it was slurry and reported the incident to SEPA with rough directions to the source of the pollution. About an hour later, ART and SEPA met up and pinpointed
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River bank stabilisation
Ayrshire Rivers Trust aims to deliver a demonstration of willow spilling with the assistance of Board members and volunteers. One area in particular is of interest and has suffered considerable erosion in recent years causing the River Ayr Way to collapse and a power line pole to be relocated. The area in question is at