River Stinchar

District Salmon Fishery Board

What We Do

The River Stinchar DSFB works to raise the profile of the economic, cultural and environmental importance of the River Stinchar to the local area, both among residents and visiting anglers.

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Salmon Fishing

The Stinchar is one of the most productive of the Ayrshire salmon rivers and it has some excellent fly water. The Stinchar is a typical west coast spate river – fishing is at its best in a falling water immediately after a summer or autumn spate.

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The River

The Stinchar has its headwaters in the Carrick Forest to the north of the Galloway Forest Park, and flows from its source north before turning south westward through Barr, Pinwherry and Colmonell to enter the sea at Ballantrae.

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News

May 19, 2026

AGENDAS for Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors & Annual Public Meeting: TUESDAY 26 MAY 2026 from 7pm, Colmonell Community Hall, 37 Main Street, Colmonell KA26 0RY

RIV.3.1 – Updated Agendas – Annual Meeting of Qualified Proprietors & Annual Public Meeting 26.05.26
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Stinchar Fishing Facebook page

September 9, 2023

Farmed Salmon

River Stinchar – action to take if you think you have caught a Farmed Salmon Background With 48,000 fish escaping from Carradale 3 weeks ago, they are beginning to turn up in our rivers including the Stinchar. They pose a…
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