A Happy New Year to all our readers. May 2019 be a better one for the fish. I received an interesting call yesterday (Hogmanay) informing me that 5 salmon had been seen running through the Alloway Mill beat on the Doon yesterday and they were bars of silver. The question was “Are these Springers or late run salmon?” Of course it’s impossible to say for sure but in line with reports and observations on the Ayr (in particular the Lugar and Irvine), late running salmon are not uncommon while early running springers may be considered extremely rare here in Ayrshire.…

Source: Ayshire River Trust – New Year