The newest addition to the Shetland whitefish fleet, the 28.5m twin-rig stern trawler Ocean Challenge LK 253 fished a quick fire maiden trip at the end of October before landing 400 boxes at Lerwick, reports David Linkie. Photographs by Alan…
With the 2020 king scallop season in the Isle of Man Territorial Sea having opened on 1 November, David Linkie looks back nine years to a day with Peel skipper Darren Purves on the under-10m scalloper Manx Ranger PL 40,…
As is customary at this time of year, when mackerel move into Shetland waters at the start of their annual migratory pattern, an extensive range of local and visiting boats have landed mackerel at Lerwick – as shown in this…
Banff father and son skippers take delivery of Whitby-built twin-rig trawler Built by Parkol Marine Engineering for skippers John and David Clark, the new 20.4m dual-purpose prawn and whitefish twin-rig trawler Reliance III BF 800 sailed from Fraserburgh towards the…
With young local recruits and a new quay underway, the Eastbourne fishing fleet is looking to the future, reports John Periam. Photographs by Geoffrey Lee Joe Watt had no family connections to the fishing community in Eastbourne; fishing was just…
David Linkie looks back to 2012 and a trip on the Campbeltown twin-rig trawler Shangri-La CN 394 The distinctive high-rounded profile of Davaar Island was just beginning to gain clarity against the first signs of a slowly lightening sky as…
Fisheries in the Wash are being squeezed out of existence. John Worrall reports Once upon a time, life was straightforward. The Wash yielded cockles, mussels and shrimps, which fed birds and the fishing communities at the hearts of Boston and King’s Lynn. 1.…
The final (if not conclusive) part of the series on geometry in line fishing With four recent days of sluggish neap tides, fair winds and sunshine, my pal skipper Colin Barden and I carried out tests to discover the diving…
With the first Scottish pelagic vessels starting to fish North Sea mackerel southeast of Shetland last week, David Linkie looks back to a trip on the Peterhead midwater vessel Lunar Bow PD 265 in the second week of October 2014…
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…