News Archive
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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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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
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Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release)(Scotland) Regulations 2014
With the Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release)(Scotland) Regulations 2014 coming into force prior to the beginning of the 2015 season i have created a link to an advice leaflet that can be referred to, or can be printed off by clubs to issue to members with permits. Catch and release leaflet
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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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Greater controls over Killing of Salmon
in NewsScottish Government News Release The killing of wild salmon could require a licence following a public consultation that will be launched early in the new year. The consultation will seek views on a conservation measure to ban killing wild salmon except under licence, along with an accompanying carcass tagging scheme to help enforcement. The