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
- Iain K Clark, Gilson Gray LLP (Clerk)
- Stuart Brabbs, Trust Manager (Ayrshire Rivers Trust)
- Struan Candlish, Fisheries Biologist (Ayrshire Rivers Trust)
- Carolyn Bryce, Biologist (Ayrshire Rivers Trust)
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
- Annual Public Meeting – 20 April 2023
- Board Meeting – 5 December 2023
- Board Meeting – 22 February 2024
- Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors – 14 March 2024
- Board Meeting -12 December 2024
- Board Meeting – 17 March 2025
- Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors – 27 March 2025
Audited Statements of Account
- River Doon DSFB 2019 Accounts – Approved 17.02.22
- River Doon DSFB 2020 Accounts – Approved 17.02.22
- River Doon DSFB 2021 Accounts – Approved 31.03.22
- River Doon DSFB 2022 Accounts – Approved 23.03.23
- River Doon DSFB 2023 Accounts – Approved 14.03.24
- River Doon DSFB 2024 Accounts – Approved 27.03.25
Annual Reports
- River Doon DSFB – Annual Report 2021-2022 22.04.22
- River Doon DSFB – Annual Report 2022-2023 19.04.23
- River Doon DSFB – Annual Report 2023-2024 24.04.24
- River Doon DSFB – Annual Report 2024-2025 18.04.25