News Archive
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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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Scottish Government take forward further protection for spring salmon by introducing mandatory catch and release
in NewsScottish Government News Release –Consvervation order laid in parliament. Early-running spring salmon are being further protected through mandatory catch and release measures. The measures, which come into force before the start of the 2015 season and will run for five years, have been introduced following the statutory 28 day consultation which concluded earlier this month.
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Investment for Bailiff’s
in NewsA joint venture between Hoggs of Fife and Gamesport of Ayr has assisted the board in purchasing quality wet weather clothing for the River Ayr Bailiffs at a greatly reduced price. Bailiffs are active on the system day and night in all weathers and until now have used their own wet weather clothing. Over the
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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
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Ayr DSFB Board meeting
in EventsThe next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will take place on the 4th November at 7.00pm in Ayrshire Rivers Trust offices. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.
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Wild Fisheries Review Published
in NewsThe long awaited Wild Fisheries Review has been published on the Scottish government website today. Please follow the link below. Wild Fisheries Review
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Catrine dam in spate
ART published a blog post about Catrine Dam in spate today. This is the first spate since the dam was completed and we are keen to see how fish negotiate the fish pass. http://www.ayrshireriverstrust.org/blog/2014/10/04/catrine-dam-in-spate/
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An interesting link
ART posted a blog on the numbers of trout they are seeing in the Lugar and on the Ayr this season. Whilst brown trout aren’t really the remit of the Board, we are always interested as sea trout are, and there have been recent reports that a few more are returning to the rivers which
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Daldorch Wall completed
Underpinning at the Daldorch wall has been completed and the contractors have finished all works in stream. ART raised their concerns to SEPA over the approach taken to dam the site using river stone. SEPA acknowledged this hadn’t been a good approach and not as detailed in the CAR licence issued, but the damage had been done