by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 10, 2014 | Conservation, fishing, General
After years in the pipeline and disappointment after disappointment, we have decided once again to attempt to ease fish passage at Mill Dam Darvel. Today Helen and I met with Martin from a Syphon Fish Pass consultancy to look at the possibility of using new technology...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 5, 2014 | Conservation, fishing, General
Here is the link to a short video shot at Catrine dam this morning. Good to see the river flowing again but unfortunately this will delay progress and ultimately completion of the work at Anderson’s by around a week. Whilst at the dam, we saw three salmon turn...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 4, 2014 | Conservation, General
With the River Doon District Salmon Fishery Board generously making available a substantial sum of funding to assist landowners with fencing of riparian margins, we have been out and about visiting farmers and measuring up burns. So far we have agreements in principle...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 4, 2014 | Conservation, fishing, General
This morning I headed to Catrine to see what progress had been made to Andersons. Unfortunately there was no progress to erect formwork or pour concrete but after speaking to the site agent he informed me that they would hopefully be starting today. I had a look at...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 3, 2014 | Conservation, fishing, General
Work to the dam continues and I arrived yesterday morning to speak to the site agent about various concerns and was faced with a rapidly emptying Anderson’s pool with at least one adult salmon swimming around in the mirky water. I call the office immediately and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 2, 2014 | Conservation, General
I didn’t manage to visit the dam towards the end of last week due to other commitments and as I didn’t receive a phone call from the contractors I presumed nothing too much had changed due to high water levels preventing them from undertaking the...