by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 28, 2020 | Conservation, General
Another burn and another culvert that causes problems; the Cloyntie Burn in the Girvan catchment is a tributary of the Burnton Burn, a tributary of the Lady Burn joining the Girvan upstream of Kilkerran. We survey this burn periodically and have found salmon upstream...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 26, 2020 | Conservation, General
Here is a link to Fishery Management Scotland’s web site where they provide the latest updates on the massive escape of farmed salmon into theFirth of Clyde. ART staff are working closely with FMS and DSFBs and other Trust to minimise the impacts of this...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 16, 2020 | General
I don’t want to say too much here as we await SEPA’s response to a pollution incident that occurred in the Girvan catchment yesterday but what I can reveal is that a large number of trout and juvenile salmon have been killed in a tributary. The source of...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 15, 2020 | Conservation, General
It is easy to consider the main rivers as all important, particularly in terms of angling and this is largely true however, the tributaries that feed all Ayrshire rivers are incredibly important in terms of juvenile production for both trout and salmon and it is in...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 21, 2020 | Conservation, General
Last week we performed a sizeable fish rescue on the Powgree Burn at Glengarnock. Story Scotland were about to replace a low rail bridge with a large culvert and the site required dewatering. Struan and I turned up as the dam builders were putting the last touches to...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 21, 2020 | Conservation, General
The Milton Burn at Turnberry was the focus of our fish rescue yesterday. Reputedly a sea trout burn, we had little data from this burn in the lower reaches so it was an interesting experience regardless of a rather poor result. W & A Gilbert contractors working...