by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 22, 2015 | fishing
Annually ART compiles catch data from all Ayrshire Rivers for inclusion in the Association of Salmon Fishery Board’s annual report. As the Rivers Irvine and Garnock don’t have a District Salmon Fishery Board, catch data are submitted by Angling Club...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 8, 2014 | fishing, General
We constantly hear calls for more stocking to solve the problems we face on our rivers. Understanding the implications of stocking and the effects this has on wild populations may help to convince some of those who don’t accept that stocking can actually harm...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 27, 2014 | fishing, General
On the way back from the CIRB conference, we dropped in on the Duisk and Stinchar catchments to see if there were any signs of spawning yet. Whilst we didn’t see any activity, we did discover some works that have been performed recently on the Assel that raised...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 16, 2014 | fishing, General
Once again the Trust has been gifted a large amount of fishing tackle to dispose of to raise funds for not just the Trust but two cancer charities will also benefit. This generous donation will be listed on ebay auction site shortly. It has been catalogued and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 1, 2014 | fishing
I recently urged people to look at their waters to see how many trout are rising. We keep hearing calls that trout are in short supply on the Ayr and Lugar and that stocking is necessary yet wherever we take time to look, there is no shortage of fish rising. One old...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 8, 2014 | fishing, General
Finally after what has been a hard few days, we reached the end of the fish and fish habitat surveys required on the upper Garnock catchment today. We have one more survey of the pipe track to undertake later in the week but this has nothing to do with rivers or fish....