Stonehaven static-gear skipper Ian Mathieson, and crewmen and Buckie brothers Neal and Derek Clarke, fished their first crabbing trips on the new 14.6m potter Dalwhinnie A 913 towards the end of last month, reports David Linkie Built to a high…
Skipper David Fraser and the crew of the Wick fly-shooter Opportune WK 171 took their last seine-net shot last month, signalling the end of an era spanning 40 years, reports David Linkie. Having mainly landed into the Caithness harbours of…
A 69ft fishing boat built by J&G Forbes & Co of Sandhaven in 1947 as Jessie West FR 559 for Fraserburgh skipper Alex West is still active in British Columbia, Canada, reports David Linkie. The traditional-style dual-purpose herring drifter/seine-net boat,…
Featuring a new concept of bulbous bow and an aft bagging arrangement designed to enhance fishing efficiency, crew comfort and safety, the 24m twin-rig prawn trawler Virtuous FR 253 significantly advances the parameters of divergent thinking on vessel design, reports…
A distinguished old lady has returned to the Wash after a facelift, some fetching changes to her topsides and other surgical reconstruction. John Worrall reports Lynn Princess – or some of her – is 50 years old. Built in Holland,…
As environmental protection exerts the precautionary principle, an age-old fishery is feeling the pinch. John Worrall reports They’ve been shrimping in the Wash since Pontius was a pilot. Long beaches, tidal churn, and four sizeable rivers adding flavoursome effluent (less…
The Fishing News Awards presentation evening, held to celebrate excellence across the fishing industry during 2019, will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops hotel on Thursday, 14 May, 2020 This is the only awards event dedicated to…
My first trips as skipper Hull skipper William Oliver had a trawling career spanning sailing smacks and the early days of steam, at the turn of the 20th century, to the outbreak of the Second World War. He set down…
North Sea mackerel, fished in close proximity to Shetland, was the first target species for the new Whalsay 75.4m midwater trawler Zephyr LK 394, when skipper Allister Irvine and crew started to establish the boat’s fishing credentials, reports David Linkie…
Cold hands and feet were warmed up with a delicious fish breakfast at Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish Brixham on 23 October, after this year’s final tour of Brixham fishmarket, in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission. This year, the Mission was delighted…
