The salmon beat on the River Doon, which runs under the Brig o’ Doon, has been closed due to a lack of fish Getty ImagesA famous salmon beat has been closed to anglers because there are not enough fish. The spot at Doonfoot on the River Doon in Ayrshire used to produce big catches and attracted anglers from across the UK. Twenty years ago almost 1,000 salmon were landed from the 1¾ mile stretch which runs under the Brig o’ Doon at Alloway featured on the back of the Bank of Scotland’s £5 note, and featured in Robert Burns’s poem Tam o’ Shanter. Last year anglers tempted just 27 fish from the beat and this year, with the season almost finished, catches are not…

Source: The Times October 21, 2016 23:26 UTC