by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 7, 2013 | Conservation, General, Invasives
The latest newsletter from the CIRB project has now been published. Just click the link below. Newsletter October_2013
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 3, 2013 | Conservation, General
I’ve made a load of Brooodstck tags to keep a track of any salmon we take into the hatcheries before they are ready for stripping. Hopefully this will ensure there are no mix ups between fish from one part of a system and another. Unfortunately pre printed tags...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 24, 2013 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
With the weather being so nice and water levels dropping, I decided to have one last day at surveying before hanging up the waders so Helen and I headed back to the Doon catchment. We managed a single site on the Chapelton burn before our electro-fishing gear once...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 4, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
UPDATED The You Tube videos of combat fishing in Alaska are extreme but this morning with the Glenmuir in great order, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons between this great wee river and these North American waters. As we headed towards Dalblair, there were...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 9, 2013 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
I was alerted to bridge repairs underway on the Burn O’ Need last friday by the landowners at Wealth of Waters. He was concerned that the deep pool downstream of the bridge had been infilled and left a shallow torrent. Having ‘had a look’ in the pool...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 13, 2013 | Conservation, Events, General
The River Ayr and River Irvine bailiffs have been busy keeping an eye on things. Both rivers are receiving the unwanted attention of poachers at present but thanks to the bailiffs, several nets have been recovered and a number of people have been reported for illegal...