Committee Minutes August 2010
Unapproved extracts of Minute of Meeting of Aberdeen & District Angling Association held at the Bothy, Riverside Drive, Aberdeen on Monday 9 August 2010 at 7.30pm. Present: R A Dey, P Toseland, J Cameron, A Dalrymple, J Pirie, S Fleming, L Rattray, K Riddell, J Walker, A Paterson, J Lewis, D Smith, A H Hume Dee District Salmon Fishery Board meetings for proprietors A number of Committee members intend attending a further meeting tomorrow on behalf of the Association. Former Donside Mill Hydro Generation scheme on the Don Further letters dated 8 & 27 July has been received from SEPA setting out the terms of reference for investigating the complaint regarding the handling of the consultation process for the scheme & confirming that their investigation is almost complete. Construction works on the site are due to commence 10 August 2010. The Convenor has met the Site Manager & access arrangements have been agreed. The Convenor will post the details on the forum. Large tree in river at the Cruives An Officer of Aberdeen City Council has verbally advised the Secretary that the large tree that has fallen at the Cruives 100 yards or so upstream on the north bank from Grandholm road bridge is their responsibility & that they would deal with it. Weed in the Loch of Loirston A weed clearing session had been held last week involving divers, Committee members, and a number of members. Though their efforts were appreciated there is still a significant problem of weed growth in the loch. The Convenor has received confirmation from Aberdeen University that there are three types of weed in the loch: Canadian pondweed, spiked water milfoil, & another type that they think is curled pondweed. He advised that most of the chemicals that can treat these types of weed, for example, Caseron G, have been withdrawn from the market. Another Committee member however advised that in his opinion the areas that had been treated in the past with Caseron G did not seem to be any clearer then those that were not. It was also noted that there had been some discussion on the Forum on possibly introducing coarse fish. Opinions from Committee members were generally unfavourable, for example it was pointed out that grass carp only feed in water above 16 degrees. It was agreed not to pursue this further meantime. It was agreed that: the Convenor keep trying to identify any chemicals that are available; the Convenor investigate further options of possibly laying a membrane on specific areas to cut out sunlight & prevent weed growth; & that the Convenor & the contractor investigate better methods of cutting the weed using a hand built attachment to the boat similar to a device that appears to work well in marketing material received. Lexus European Open A six man team from the Association had again been successful in qualifying from the Scottish heat of the Lexus European Open & that the Grand Final was at Rutland Water in September. Fishing Auction A letter dated 21 July has been received from the Atlantic Salmon Trust confirming that there will be a unified approach in 2011 to a fishing auction with RAFTS & ART. Maintenance Methlick Grass cutting by external contractor now complete.
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Catch Reports It was noted that there was a good number of sea trout were being caught in the Ythan. Website matters – www.adaa.org.uk It was agreed that an advertisement can appear on the website about a local wader repair service. For July 2010: The following pages were the most hit: Home, Fishing Report 2010, Photo Competition, Fly tying Vice President Those present wished to convey their appreciation and congratulations to the Vice President in his absence for his achievements of winning the 2010 National River Championship (see link: http://www.sanacc.org.uk/final.html ) & also being picked to captain the Scotland Stillwater’s team. Bottle openers Bottle openers with the Associations logo were now on sale at a cost of £2.50 each. National rivers angling league Permission for a heat of the national rivers angling league to be held on a Sunday in the first week of August next year on the Upper & Lower Parkhill beats on the Don has been sought. This was approved subject to permission also being sought from the proprietor of the north bank of Lower Parkhill. Persley Sewage Treatment Works One of the Committee members advised of an incident on Monday 26 July when raw sewage was being discharged into the river from Persley Sewage Treatment Works. This had been reported to SEPA by the Committee member & at least two other persons but none had received the courtesy of a follow up call advising of what action had been taken, if any, by SEPA. It was agreed the Secretary seek a report on the incident & also query why no one was advised of whether any action had been taken or not. |
