News Archive
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Ayr Broodstock
in FishingI had arranged to help sort out the broodstock at the Ayr hatchery today and sort out the pairings for the few fish we had collected. In all we stripped 5 hens today and covered them with 3 cocks. While this doesn’t seem many, we chose fish very carefully from areas where we expect the
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River Ayr Spate
in EnvironmentOnce again there has been a landslide in recent weeks above Catrine Dam. This is the second major slide within a year. The debris at the foot of the bank causes gravel and sediment to build up, shallowing the pool and deflecting the flow to the opposite bank and today I noticed that this too
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River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting
in EventsThe next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will take place on the 25th February at 7.00pm in CKD Galbraith’s offices at 7 Killoch Place, Ayr, KA7 2EA This meeting is open to the public however they will not be able to contribute to the meeting.
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Catrine Fish Pass
We are pleased to report that screens and a diffusing baffle have been installed at Catrine Fish Pass this week. Things are progressing slowly but I suspect it won’t be long now until we hear the outcome of the planning application and hopefully this will be positive and work will commence in earnest. For the