River Stinchar District Salmon Fishery Board

District Salmon Fishery Board

Promoting the Conservation and Management of the River Stinchar

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The BEATS

For angling purposes the upper beats are those above the Meetings Pool at Hallowchapel, Pinwherry. The middle beats are between Hallowchapel and Balknowlart, near Ballantrae, and the lower beat is the Ballantrae beat that runs down to the sea.

Most beats are let by the day or by the week. Balknowlart is a syndicated stretch of water and the Ballantrae beat is let by the week only.

Day tickets are available on the Colmonell Angling Club stretch of the river for friends of members only.

River Stinchar
Spinning water

Access to the river is easy, with main country roads running along side the river, and then through farm land to the river bank. All fishermen should keep to the paths and remember the country code.

Some pools on the lower beats with easy access would be suitable for disabled anglers.

Lower Stinchar

Ballantrae Beat Robert Dalrymple Crailoch Ballantrae Ayrshire KA26 0LW 01465 831418 dal@crailoch.co.uk	Both banks at the mouth of the River Stinchar at Ballantrae. This stretch includes the tidal pools and extends from the estuary upstream for approximately 1 mile. Strictly fly only. Usually let by the week only, with a modernised, comfortably furnished fishing lodge. See [ here ] for details.

Middle Stinchar
Kirkholm Beat Mrs Marshall Kirkholm Farm Ballantrae Ayrshire KA26 0LH 01465 831297	About 1.5 miles upstream from Ballantrae lies Kirkholm Farm. Day tickets are available. All legal lures permitted. £15 - £30 per rod per day.

Knockdolian Beat Knockdolian Estate Colmonell Ayrshire KA26 0LB 01465 881237	The Knockdolian Estate water is often considered the most productive salmon & sea trout stretch in Ayrshire. Strictly fly only. Accommodation available in fishing lodge. £50-£70 per rod per day.

Kirkhill Beat Gilbert Browne Girvan 07866166126	A short stretch of river in Colmonell. Day tickets available. Why not stay at the Boars Head Hotel, in Colmonell. Excellent food. £40 per rod per day - including lunch. Disabled access.

Bardrochat Beat Paul Mottram Dalreoch Estate Colmonell Ayrshire KA26 0SQ 07880602922	Immediately upstream from Colmonell, the stretch on the left bank of the river. Day tickets available from the Keeper - price depending on season. £25-£45 per rod per day. Phone for current river conditions.

Dalreoch Beat Paul Mottram Dalreoch Estate Colmonell Ayrshire KA26 0SQ 07880602922	Productive stretch of river between Pinwherry and Colmonell. Day tickets available from the Keeper - price depending on season. £25-£45 per rod per day. Phone for current river conditions.

Almont Beat Paul Mottram Dalreoch Estate Colmonell Ayrshire KA26 0SQ 07880602922	About half a mile of water on both banks, at Almont Farm, Pinwherry. Day tickets available from the Keeper - price depending on season. £25-£45 per rod per day. Phone for current river conditions.

Hallowchapel Beat Tom Lothian 1 Main Street Ballantrae Ayrshire KA26 0NA 01465 831277	500 yards of river at the confluence of the Duisk and the Stinchar at Pinwherry. Day tickets are available. All legal lures permitted. £30 per rod per day. Phone for current river conditions.

Upper Stinchar
Minuntion Beat Minuntion Pinmore Girvan Ayrshire KA26 0TE	Syndicated fishing.

Local Fishing Good fishing can also be obtained on the Upper Stinchar all the way up to the village of Barr and beyond. Much of it is owned and managed by the local farmers, so if you are seeking fishing permits, then please ask the local landowner.

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The BEATS

Lower Stinchar

Middle Stinchar

Upper Stinchar