by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Events, General
The Clerk has asked that we post a notice informing anglers of the upcoming meeting all as detailed below: Date of Meetings Thursday 5th May, 2016 Venue Minuntion, Pinmore, By Girvan Times – Board Meeting: 5.30pm AGM and Public Meeting –...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
In 2003, ART arranged fencing for the Cummock Burn at Dalmellington, upstream of Sillyhole Bridge where livestock were causing problems with enrichment and erosion. This fencing has been a great success over the years but due to previous straightening of the burn, it...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
Kilkerran on the Girvan will be the venue for our bank stabilisation event this coming Saturday at 10am (16/04/16). All are welcome and the aim is to show anglers how simple green methods can be used to reduce erosion. Of course at such large erosion points as at...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Conservation, General
After checking the smolt trap at Loch Doon this morning and only finding a single brown trout and about 20 toads, we decided to lift it and try again next week. Of course there’s a risk that the smolts have already passed by as we found quite a few when...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 1, 2016 | Conservation, Events, General
Last year we reported on major erosion on the Girvan catchment at Kilkerran. You can view the blog post by clicking on the link. To help combat this, we will hold a volunteer day on Saturday the 16th of April and we hope to welcome volunteers willing to lend a hand...
by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 1, 2016 | Conservation, General
The weir behind Minnishant on the Culroy Burn isn’t a complete barrier to migration but I’ve no doubt that it stopped some fish from progressing upstream and it was on our list for some improvements in the next year or two. At well over 1m high and 10m...