by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 14, 2013 | General
On Thursday evening I discovered that the Cummock Burn had been polluted by an an known source. By the time I found out about this it was already dark and I was aware that SEPA had been informed by a local angler so there was nothing more I could do until Friday...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 12, 2013 | Conservation, fishing
The River Ayr Bailiff coordinator has asked if we could publish his contact details for the attention of all Clubs and anglers on the Ayr system. One area of concern is that anglers don’t know how to get in touch with the bailiff force if they need them. All...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 10, 2013 | Conservation, General
I had to deliver the pool names for the River Ayr map to Harriet Ellis today so I thought I’d have a look to see if any salmon or trout had spawned in the burn in the lower catchment. The Sallochan Burn is well known to us a trout burn, probably sea trout and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 26, 2013 | Events, General
Following on from Stuarts last post, I would just like to thank everyone who attended the fisherman’s supper last Friday. Yet again the support from everyone has been amazing and our raffle and auction on the evening helped us to raise some funds for the trust....
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 20, 2013 | fishing, General
The river Ayr map is nearing completion. Harriet Ellis has been working away to finish the watercolour paintings and is about to start adding pool names. Davie McPhail the world famous local fly tier and creator of the ‘Ayrshire Man’ fly is delighted that...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 16, 2013 | Conservation, General
I walked the new Ponesk channel a year ago exactly. Since that time Scottish Coal has gone into liquidation leaving this entire area in a heck of a mess with little chance that it will ever be restored satisfactorily. SEPA’s opinion is that water quality will...