A day’s potting from Selsey on Predator LI 556 underlined the importance of family and tradition in this south coast fishing community, reports John Periam. Photographs by Geoffrey Lee The limestone rocks around Selsey create an ideal habitat for lobsters…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Artemis BF 60 LOA: 64m Built: West Contractors, Ølensvåg, Norway 2003 Type: Midwater trawler Home port: Fraserburgh We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus.…
Once more bringing you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Harvest Hope PD 120 LOA: 33.75m Built: Riverside Fabrications Ltd, East Looe 1999 Type: Single-rig whitefish stern trawler Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week…
The easing of the Covid-19 restrictions has enabled sailing to get underway again in Bridlington, with the Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society (BSCPS) fleet of traditional sailing cobles back on the water, whilst crews maintain social distancing rules. Sadly, many…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Charisma LK 362 LOA: 75m Built: Karstensens Shipyard, Skagen, Denmark 2019 Type: Midwater trawler Home port: Symbister, Whalsay We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Dalwhinnie A 913 LOA: 14.6m Built: G Smyth Boats Ltd, Kilkeel, Co Down 2019 Type: Potter Home port: Stonehaven We’ll be back next week with our latest…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Southern Spirit LT 1056 LOA: 14.95m Built: C Toms & Son Ltd, Polruan, Cornwall 2019 Type: Beam scalloper/twin-rig trawler Home port: Plymouth We’ll be back next week…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Dignity D 727 LOA: 11.95m Built: G Smyth Boats Ltd, Kilkeel, Co Down Type: Potting catamaran Home port: Dún Laoghaire We’ll be back next week with our…
The sea trials of the first PB40, a newly designed GRP displacement boat, took place at Padstow in North Cornwall last week, reports Phil Lockley. Aimed at both static-gear fishing and towing, the PB40 has an overall length of 11.95m,…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Zephyr LK 394 LOA: 75.4m Built: Larsnes Mek Verksted AS, Larsnes, Norway 2019 Type: Midwater trawler Home port: Symbister, Whalsay We’ll be back next week with our…
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