
Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff fitted two timber baulks to Stair Dam today in order to help salmon over during periods of low flow. Last year there was such a shortage of water that the fish built up in the stretch downstream while upper beats complained of no fish. With the hydro fully operational since last

Notice is hereby given that the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board’s Annual General Meeting will be held at 7pm in the Kilmarnock Supporters Club on the 15th May. This is a public meeting open to all. Free Car Parking is available at the public car park in Loudon Street opposite CoOp. Car parking is

Notice is hereby given that the River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board will hold the annual meeting for qualified proprietors on the 8th May 2023 in the Kilmarnock Supporters Club, Mauchline at 7pm. This meeting is only open to qualified proprietors and not members of the public. The DSFB will provide the proprietors with they

The date for the next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting has been announced. The meeting will take place on the 23rd February at 7.00pm. The venue is Ayrshire Rivers Trust office at Braeside, Burnbrae Lodge, Mauchline, KA5 5HE This meeting is open to the Public.

Ayrshire Rivers Trust have kindly supplied details of how things are going at the new Nethermills counter. While they can’t publish real time counts of the fish entering the river, they can inform readers as to how things are going in terms of the counter’s performance and some details of the fish they have been

The next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will be held on the 29th August in the Kilmarnock Supporters Club, Mauchline at 7pm. This meeting is a public meeting and all are welcome.


The counter at Nethermills is operational and salmon have been passing through the fish passes throughout the summer months with little problem. However, when checking the counter operation this morning at Nethermills, Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff found two broken off lines on the upper dam beside the fish pass. A gentle reminder is

We are pleased to report that the Nethermills counter has been installed in the upper fish pass at Dampark, Ayr. This counter will allow Scottish Government and Ayrshire Rivers Trust to count and video salmon and trout entering and leaving the river via the fish pass. Once the system has been operated for a few