by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 12, 2013 | Conservation, Invasives
Last year we reported in this blog, that a Scottish Water sub contractor had dug up Japanese Knotweed while carrying out essential work. Of course there are times this has to happen but those involved should at least know how to deal with this plant if it’s...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 12, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
The egg trials on the Doon were concluded today when we lifted and examined the boxes that had been in the river since January. We decided to run this trial to answer questions raised about the lack of fish spawning in certain areas and also to see what impact diffuse...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 11, 2013 | General
As promised we headed back to finish lifting our egg boxes on the Ayr catchment today. We started with the Whitehaugh Burn that we also thought may produce good results but I fear we picked a site too low down this burn. The fields either side of the site were...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 11, 2013 | General
As promised we headed back to finish lifting our egg boxes on the Ayr catchment today. We started with the Whitehaugh Burn that we also thought may produce good results but I fear we picked a site too low down this burn. The fields either side of the site were...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 10, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
We receive notification that the Ayr eggs were hatching in Cumnock Hatchery yesterday. As we are heavily committed next week, I thought it best to lift the egg boxes we had planted in the river a few months ago. We also planted boxes on the Doon so that we can look at...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 8, 2013 | fishing, General
The Matthew Burn in Darvel suffered from a devastating poisoning incident in the last few days. This wee burn flows through the middle of Darvel and is culverted under the main A71 road. Deck replacement works are underway on the culvert in the Main street and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 8, 2013 | fishing, General
The Matthew Burn in Darvel suffered from a devastating poisoning incident in the last few days. This wee burn flows through the middle of Darvel and is culverted under the main A71 road. Deck replacement works are underway on the culvert in the Main street and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 2, 2013 | Conservation, General
ART has redesigned the GCT mink raft over the last few years and now produces a much lighter and more durable product than is available anywhere else commercially. One of the main problems with the GCT Raft is that it is incredibly heavy when it has been deployed for...