by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 15, 2013 | Conservation, General
This evening I received a call from Sam Hudson informing me that fish had been killed on the Fenwick Water in the area where we stocked the fish rescued from Kilmarnock Water in March. SEPA were called but unfortunately he duty officer was in East Kilbride and by the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 15, 2013 | Conservation, General
This evening I received a call from Sam Hudson informing me that fish had been killed on the Fenwick Water in the area where we stocked the fish rescued from Kilmarnock Water in March. SEPA were called but unfortunately he duty officer was in East Kilbride and by the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 12, 2013 | Conservation, Invasives
Last year we reported in this blog, that a Scottish Water sub contractor had dug up Japanese Knotweed while carrying out essential work. Of course there are times this has to happen but those involved should at least know how to deal with this plant if it’s...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 12, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
The egg trials on the Doon were concluded today when we lifted and examined the boxes that had been in the river since January. We decided to run this trial to answer questions raised about the lack of fish spawning in certain areas and also to see what impact diffuse...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 10, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
We receive notification that the Ayr eggs were hatching in Cumnock Hatchery yesterday. As we are heavily committed next week, I thought it best to lift the egg boxes we had planted in the river a few months ago. We also planted boxes on the Doon so that we can look at...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 2, 2013 | Conservation, General
ART has redesigned the GCT mink raft over the last few years and now produces a much lighter and more durable product than is available anywhere else commercially. One of the main problems with the GCT Raft is that it is incredibly heavy when it has been deployed for...