by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 12, 2015 | Conservation, General
With two teams out electrofishing most days, it’s not really surprising we are finding more pollution than when we are stuck behind a desk in the office but it is disappointing that silage effluent and slurry incidents continue to happen in Ayrshire. In the last...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 8, 2015 | Electrofishing, General
Have a look at the photo below showing a new site on a good wee burn we surveyed today in the Stinchar catchment. We’ve always found good trout numbers in this burn and salmon feature too but we decided to fish this new location further upstream than previously...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 6, 2015 | General
Following a request for consultation, we met with SEPA and contractors at Kinclair Viaduct, a short distance to the South of Pinmore in the Stinchar valley. Work to stabilise the viaduct buttresses is required after previous reinforcements installed in 2008 have...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 25, 2015 | General
The Scottish Government’s new proposals to “Ban the Killing of Wild Salmon except under licence and accompanying carcass tagging scheme’ are far reaching and will certainly affect every salmon angler in Scotland one way or another. This follows...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 3, 2015 | Electrofishing, General
Annually we electrofish burns and rivers across Ayrshire to monitor and investigate fish populations and distribution. This is the only available recognised method to assess fish populations within catchments. We principally use this technique to assess salmon and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 25, 2015 | General
Here’s a quick update on the Diesel pollution in the Doon. The contractors believed to be responsible for diesel leaking into the Macmanniston Burn and then the Doon near Minishant started to resolve the issues yesterday but reports reached me late in the...