by Stuart Brabbs | May 26, 2016 | Conservation, General
Despite heavy rain most of today, I couldn’t help but notice the strong acrid smell of slurry as it hit my nostrils as I left Failford on the way home this evening. It was still raining as it had been since mid morning and as I came to the brow of the hill, a...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 24, 2016 | Conservation, General
Just a reminder that we are getting close to the end of the consultation period for comments on the Draft provisions for aWild Fisheries (Scotland) Bill and Draft Wild Fisheries Strategy. If you haven’t already done so, please read through the documents and send...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 16, 2016 | Conservation, General
What a great day to be out on any river, enjoying the fresh air, the sunshine, the atmosphere, the company of friends and colleagues, and doing something to benefit both river and river users. While we never expected a great rush of willing anglers to come along and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
In 2003, ART arranged fencing for the Cummock Burn at Dalmellington, upstream of Sillyhole Bridge where livestock were causing problems with enrichment and erosion. This fencing has been a great success over the years but due to previous straightening of the burn, it...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
Kilkerran on the Girvan will be the venue for our bank stabilisation event this coming Saturday at 10am (16/04/16). All are welcome and the aim is to show anglers how simple green methods can be used to reduce erosion. Of course at such large erosion points as at...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
After checking the smolt trap at Loch Doon this morning and only finding a single brown trout and about 20 toads, we decided to lift it and try again next week. Of course there’s a risk that the smolts have already passed by as we found quite a few when...