by Stuart Brabbs | May 15, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
After a long day I thought it would be worth a quick visit to Nethermills Dams to see what birds were about. I fully expected a cormorant or two to be fishing at the dams but not this evening. There was however a heron, seagulls and a pair of goosanders. Gordon and I...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 15, 2013 | Conservation, General, Invasives
While out looking at Giant Hogweed today, I was reminded how important it is to be careful when out and about. I had been checking on an area known to be infested with Giant Hogweed. We have been controlling Giant Hogweed in this area for a few years now but a dense...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 7, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
We made the most of the good weather today undertaking essential surveys that we had hoped to complete last year but couldn’t due to the weather. Gillian and Helen headed to the Upper Doon surveying for Pearl Mussels while Gordon and I headed to Auchendrane to...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 1, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
I’m pleased to announce that another 6 new bailiffs will soon be out patrolling our rivers after passing the IFM Bailiff exams in March. Anyone interested in becoming a bailiff should contact their board, club or ART’s office to arrange suitable training...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 23, 2013 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
After speaking with Scottish Water we decided that more gill netting was unlikely to reveal anything new and instead decided to try electrofishing around the margins and overhanging banks just in case we could find another species. Gillian and Gordon set off...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 20, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General, Invasives
After deciding that the fish were tight to the bottom following yesterdays results, we set the majority of the nets deep overnight. First light this morning we were back on site to check our catch. We were beaten to the water by a lone fisherman who was already...