by Struan Candlish | Oct 23, 2017 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
On Thursday of last week myself and Muir were on the Ayr catchment carrying out electrofishing surveys on three tributaries of the upper Ayr. Our first port of call was the Ponesk, we began above the modified section to assess if salmon had made it this far up the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 10, 2017 | Conservation, General
While undertaking a fairly massive clearance of a timber blockage on the Dyrock yesterday, we were immediately shocked by the levels of livestock poaching (trampling) that were obvious on the riverbank and through the woodland. Naturally we understand that fields...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 3, 2017 | Conservation, General
For many years, the Culroy Burn in the Middle Doon catchment has been under producing in terms of fish production, particularly salmon. It has been repeatedly stocked by the Board whenever they have reared eggs in the hatchery and released them into the river to grow...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 30, 2017 | Conservation, General
While the Tarholm Sewage outfall on the lower River Ayr was a controversial and unwelcome addition to the river by many, plans were passed and the works went ahead this summer. Contractors recently completed the pipe track and the concrete outfall structure and ART...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 30, 2017 | Conservation, General
Several months have passed since Nethrton burn on the Doon was polluted with slurry when a valve and back up safety valve broke on a tank near the burn. This burn has long been a concern of ours as its been under producing for at least 10 years that we know of...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 1, 2017 | General
While out on the Doon yesterday, I dropped into the Waterside stretch of the river and being the first sunny day for a while and with the river running well, I sent the drone skywards to have a look at some erosion points and other features I was keen to see from a...