David Linkie looks back to a day spent with Filey skipper Brian Cox on the Scarborough trawler Cara Lee in November 2011 Thirty minutes after leaving Scarborough harbour, the rhythmic beat of Cara Lee’s Gardner 6LXB engine slowed to a…
The photographs on this page have been sent in by Fishing News readers. A selection of readers’ photos will be printed whenever possible, and at the end of the year, £100 will be awarded to the reader whose photo is…
Skiff fishing for Mourne herring using drift-nets on inshore grounds off the Co Down coast from harbours like Annalong and Kilkeel is one of the most traditional and unique fisheries in the UK. The historical importance of the skiff fishery…
In 1977, the late Donegal fisherman Eddie ‘Beag’ Gillespie towed his boat Cara na Mara ashore because she needed two planks replaced. Forty-three years later, she is still on Magheraclogher beach near Bunbeg – and the community is raising the…
Featuring a full-length forecastle deck and rigged to pump pelagic fish over the stern, Serene LK 297 was the first of its class in the world when delivered to Whalsay skipper Bobby Polson and partners by West Contractors AS of…
Fifty percent of potential new recruits to the fishing industry are being lost because women do not, by and large, want to make a career in the industry, reports Tim Oliver. This was one of the comments made in a…
“There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t get asked for at least one of the top five species of seafood – tuna, salmon, cod, haddock and prawns – but I am determined, even as a brand new…
Cultivated on the Suffolk coast for centuries, artisanal oysters are once again tickling the tastebuds. John Worrall reports Down on the mid-Suffolk coast, the river Alde, which becomes the Ore, runs inside Orford Ness, the longest shingle spit in Europe,…
Seafarers UK is calling on flagpole owners across the UK to support the charity’s annual ‘Fly the Red Ensign for Merchant Navy Day’ campaign. With no public flag-hoisting ceremonies being encouraged this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Seafarers UK…
A day’s fishing with a teenage skipper, supported by a thriving family business, reveals the potential for a brighter future for inshore fishing, reports John Periam. Photographs by Geoffrey Lee An opportunity arose for Fishing News to spend a day…
