by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 13, 2015 | Conservation, General
We ran an online poll on out Facebook page to gauge opinion on questions loosely related to the Scottish Government’s consultation on their proposals to introduce mandatory catch and release without a licence and a carcass tagging system. There were a few...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 8, 2015 | Conservation, General
Gordon and I stopped off at Kilkerran yesterday to see how the bank reinforcements were holding up following the high water levels much of this winter. The problems with erosion at Kilkerran arose after the river was straightened many years ago. As normally happens...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 3, 2015 | Conservation, fishing
Please, please, please, take time to respond to the Scottish Governments consultation on proposed measures to introduce a licensing system for killing wild salmon in Scotland. This is your opportunity to have your say, make comments or suggestions that could change...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 27, 2015 | Conservation, General
In the last couple of years we have been frustrated by lack of progress to remove barriers in Ayrshire. We spent a considerable amount of time discussing options for, and assessing 3 weirs in Stewarton that we hoped to have removed with the assistance of SEPA and the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 16, 2015 | Conservation, fishing, General
There can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that the total catches reported from Ayrshire’s rivers last season would be poorer than normal and after collating the available data, we have today submitted returns to the ASFB and District Salmon Fishery Boards. It...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 6, 2015 | Conservation, fishing, General
Public consultation on proposed consultation measures to introduce a licensing system for killing wild salmon in Scotland has today been launched by the Scottish Government. Details on the consultation and information on how you can respond can be found at:...