by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 20, 2010 | General
Christmas Raffle Draw Winners Dec 15, 2010 Annual Christmas Raffle Draw 2010 Winners The Annual Christmas Raffle Draw was made by Mr John Scott MSP last Friday, and the winners are as follows :- Donor ...
by Stuart Brabbs | Nov 24, 2010 | General
We spent a few hours on the middle River Ayr this morning collecting samples for a project. It was a beautiful day and we were all relieved to be out of the office for a change. With the hard frost and low water levels, our thoughts turned to Grayling fishing which...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 15, 2010 | General
During electrofishing surveys we occasionally come across a fish that stands out for some reason or another. In 2009 when surveying a site on the Glenmuir Water in the upper reaches of the Ayr Catchment (closed to fishing), we caught a brown trout in a pool below a...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 11, 2010 | General
Thanks to funding from SEPA and the Doon Fishery Board we have been able to make a start on controlling invasive weeds on the Doon. Himalayan balsam is was well established on the Chapleton Burn (the one that flows in at Cassillis) but with the enthusiastic help of...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 9, 2010 | General
It was good to get out electrofishing today, our first proper day surveying, although the Salmon in the Classroom project had involved a few mini surveys. Gillian and myself, with the assistance of Galston Angling Club members surveyed a few tributary sites in the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 14, 2010 | General
June and July are the months when the rare sea lampreys can be seen spawning in Ayrshire. We saw a lamprey spawning nest today (known as a redd) in the lower River Irvine. The redds can be easily spotted and identified by the trained eye, especially at this time of...