by Stuart Brabbs | May 4, 2020 | Conservation, General
I filmed a large number of smolts in the lade at Catrine on Sunday 3rd May. Typically we are bang in the middle of the salmon smolt migration period and also typically, we are short of water as there’s only been 18mm of rain in the middle of the Ayr catchment...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 21, 2020 | Conservation, General
The long awaited upgrade to the bywash at Catrine Dam was completed a couple of weeks ago just in time for the anticipated smolt run. This new bywash will function along with the old one that didn’t appear to be particularly attractive to smolts migrating...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 14, 2020 | General
Despite the current ‘lock down’ restrictions, the Doon DSFB must continue to meet the legislative requirements of a District SalmonFishery Board and are thus unable to delay this meeting until a later date. Triennial Doon Meeting. The details are as...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 27, 2020 | fishing, General
River Girvan District Salmon Fishery Board 2020 The Water of Girvan has been classified as a category 3 river by the Scottish Government. This means that in the government’s view “exploitation is unsustainable therefore management action is required to reduce...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 25, 2020 | General
We have been contacted by several angling clubs on whether angling is permitted at the current time. The Government announcement on the 23rd of March included the following: The only permissible reasons to leave your home are as follows: -to shop for basic necessities...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 18, 2020 | Conservation, General
Good news is that the work required at Catrine to improve smolt passage is underway. ART supported by the DSFB pressed SEPA and Catrine Community Renewables to make improvements at Catrine Dam since the scheme was commissioned as the original bywash appeared to be...