The River Doon District Salmon Fishery Board manages the protection, enhancement and conservation of the Atlantic salmon and sea trout stocks in the River Doon. It also has a duty to ensure the general protection and enhancement of the fishery.
Board Members
- Alan Macdonald, Doonside Estate – Chair
- Mark Colman, Smithston Fishings Club
- David Cosh, Doonfoot Fishings
- Lawrence Dalgleish, Blackhill, Rozelle
- Martin Donachy, Woodlands
- Peter Kennerley, Auchendrane House
- Carlos Van Heddegem, Holms Fishing
- Stuart Dorward, Co-opted Representative of Salmon Anglers
Associates
- Stuart Brabbs (Ayrshire Rivers Trust)
- Iain K Clark, Gilson Gray LLP (Clerk)
Aims Of The Board
- Provide fishery protection.
- Police the purchase and sale of illegally caught and unseasonable fish.
- Ensure fish passage over obstructions to migrations.
- Protect juvenile fish and spawning redds.
- Reverse the trend in the decline of adult Atlantic salmon by implementing policies that safeguard and enhance the natural spawning stock.
- Conduct habitat, population and migration assessments to guide management strategies.
- Encourage good conservation policies to stop over exploitation of salmon.
- Conserve and establish sustainable fisheries for the River Doon.
- Extend fishery awareness.
Minutes of Meetings
- Annual General Meeting and Public Meeting – 26 April 2019
- Board Meeting – 24 March 2021
- Board Meeting – 29 June 2021
- Board Meeting – 3 December 2021
- Board Meeting – 17 February 2022
- Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors – 31 March 2022
- Annual Public Meeting – 28 April 2022
- Board Meeting – 15 June 2022
- Board Meeting – 6 December 2022
- Board Meeting – 16 February 2023
- Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors – 23 March 2023
- Board Meeting – 5 December 2023
Audited Statements of Account
Annual Reports
Governance
Fishing
Links
Downloads
- River Doon DSFB Code of Practice (incl Invasive Weeds Leaflet) updated at 22 February 2024
- Gyrodactylus-salaris-Declaration-Form
- Fisheries Management Scotland – A Guide to Best Practice in Catch and Release – 2017
- Ayrshire Rivers Trust – Invasive Weeds Information – 30 June 2021
- Fisheries Management Scotland – ‘WANTED’ Poster – 3 June 2021
- Fisheries Management Scotland – Guidance re Farmed Salmon – 8 June 2020
- Fisheries Management Scotland – Guidance re Pink Salmon – 19 May 2021
- River Doon River Watch Scheme – Leaflet
- River Doon River Watch Scheme – Warning Notice