by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 13, 2012 | Conservation, fishing, General
We met with SEPA today to identify priorities for restoration funding in the Irvine catchment. SEPA are required to improve all aspects of our rivers under The Water Framework Directive where they are less than good ecological status. They are actively working with...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 10, 2012 | General
I didn’t manage any pictures to prove this (due to failing light) but I stopped at Black Rocks this afternoon to see if I could see any salmon at the falls and hey presto, I saw at least 2 different fish in the 5 minutes I was there. I say at least 2, but...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 9, 2012 | General
The Ayrshire Post’s ‘Wish’ campaign is coming to a close, with the final tokens having been printed in this week’s paper (released 07/11/12). This week’s edition has rounded the campaign off with a special 24 tokens hidden throughout, as...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 7, 2012 | Conservation, fishing, General
I’m on holiday this week but I received a call this morning to say there were a few salmon running Catrine Dam so I headed over to see for myself. At this time of year we often hear calls for an extension to the salmon season as fish seem to be running the river...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 4, 2012 | Conservation, fishing, General
Gordon and I headed to the upper Ayr catchment today to see if we could see trout spawning or any salmon moving into burns but on the whole we were too early. We walked the Ponesk right through the opencast site and into the old channel above. We saw an occasional...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 27, 2012 | Conservation, General
Work commenced this week to remove sediment from the lade. I understood from SEPA that silt and fine sediment would not be allowed to be re introduced to the river but I am concerned that the contractor has placed large quantities of mud upstream of Andersons Dam...