by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 13, 2012 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
The plan this morning was to start where we finished last night and fish the last pool at the top of the stretch to complete the first once over. This didn’t happen as we decided to re fish the entire stretch again from the bottom up and concentrate on the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 12, 2012 | Conservation, Electrofishing, fishing, General
DAY ONE We kept our fingers and everything else crossed over the weekend for dry weather. For once things went in our favour and when we arrived at the Kilmarnock Water this morning to undertake a very public fish rescue, we were relieved to see the river flowing...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 8, 2012 | General
We have to build 25 mink rafts and could do with a wee bit of help to complete this quickly. I’m planning to build the rafts in the workshop at SAC on Saturday or Sunday. Anyone with time on their hands this weekend that can use a panel saw, please get in touch....
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 21, 2012 | General
Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Carrick Invasives Project Officer Ayrshire Rivers Trust is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and habitat...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 21, 2012 | General
Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 20, 2012 | General
We received a call last week about erosion on the Lugar Water upstream of Ochiltree. The banks have been collapsing at an alarming rate in recent years with tonnes of soil adding to nutrient enrichment downstream (diffuse pollution). We were previously aware of the...