Hi, I live in irvine and used to fish the river irvine, but stopped as it started to decline and the quality of the fish was very poor. i am interested if anyone has fished it lately and to see how its fishing as i may get a permit.
any info helpful
Thanks
Tom(morpheus)

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buzzers for me, I am a convert!!!

i lived in kilmarnock from 82 til 86 and irvine 86 til 90 now living in berkshire, though still get up to see family once or twice a year.(castlepark and bourtreehill) i had some crackin trout from the irvine at the low green in the 88 season but i had a 5 lb seatrout from the stretch just above the viaduct. the best capture was a 16lb salmon from the rugby club side just below the weir but this was on a toby. i hope the old river is picking up it was dire during the 90's i hear.

Hi Mate,i live in Kilmarnock and fish the Irvine 2 or 3 times a week on different stretches that my permit allows.As you say the river was in a bit of decline but i am happy to tell you that it is returning to the river i knew as a boy.Last year for instance i saw an otter in the water and they don`t like dirty watersalso kingfishers are about and the fly life is improving.The fish themself are improving although it is a stocked water we have a large number of young fish as well as salmon parr in the river system.As you know it is a spate river and when the Salmon and seatrout start running we are starting to see healthy nunmber of both running.Hoped this helped

also fished the irvine,was heavily poached at one time,and if you didnt get a salmon,you were at least guaranteed a shopping trolley,gave up my killie ticket years ago,but im glad to hear its getting better

I have a Killie permit but afraid i gave up on the river,although i heard its better these days and is well stocked.On way home from Tarbolton-Galston i had a wee look at the Cessnock at the new roundabout,now that looks a great river does anyone know much about it ?

where you fishing tarbolton today

where i live 2mins walk away from river irvine at dreghorn been fishin very good early on , hardly any water flowin just now ,, a few salmon been seen movin , plenty of sea trout ,, all the river needs is water to get the salmon movin,

Sorry took so long for replying,No i was down at the airport to see what was flying and decided to come home to Killie the scenic route.

the river irvine is in good shape but waiting for the first run of water as there are fish waiting to run .theres only one problem the poachers

Ah, now that river brings back memories
Used to poachat the weir near Crosshouse and had a few nice salmon to the net
Those were the days