April 26, 2020
Our fishermen will feature in the new ITV Wales series " The Wonders of the coast path " starting on Monday 27th April. 8.30 pm.
The presenter is Sean Fletcher.
Sean and his team visited our fishery and was taken fishing and also shown how to make a lave net.
We are lucky...
April 6, 2020
The sculpture of a lave net fisherman which will over look our severn estuary fishing grounds is now well underway. Made from a single Welsh oak tree !
Chris is doing a grand job !
This will be a huge iconic sculpture celebrating lave net fishing ,positioned right next t...
April 4, 2020
For the second time in a week one of our fishermen has found drug related items on the high tide line.
This time 4 smaller packs of syringes. One is clearly marked with I.D. Who ever dishes these things out should be able to trace it ??
The 4 are of different ages so it...
April 2, 2020
Richard ,one of our fishermen is talented in his willow work.
with a little more time on his hands due to the corona virus he has started to make a willow porpoise for display at our net house . we occasionally see porpoise out on the estuary
H
ere is the work in progress...
April 2, 2020
We expect to find tonnes of single use plastic on the foreshore of the Severn estuary and frequently pick some up.
In the past we have found small "sharp " cases ........A few days ago we found this ,a box of hypodermic needles ,the top had begun to peel away and two w...
March 26, 2020
As the Corvid 19 restrictions bite Some of our fishermen are no longer able to work & earn their living...........Hard times for the guys .
In times like this our group becomes even more important than ever.
Lets hope for the everyone's sake this passes quickly
March 26, 2020
As we spend more time than most in and around the Severn estuary we are well placed to comment on what is happening out there..........
In the past decades there has been a steady increase in single use plastic being washed up on the tide line ,bottles in the main but m...
March 22, 2020
The sculpture of a Black Rock lave net fisherman is progressing well .It is being made by Chris Woods from a 350 year old Welsh oak tree.........
When finished it will be erected at the Black rock picnic site close to our net house / center and adjacent to the wales coa...
March 19, 2020
This time of year we are out on the estuary when weather & tide combine after the "Spring Codling " with the rod & line.
On few tides we are able to fish the "Best places " but when we do we get the fish !
Considering the amount of fresh water out there this year it...
March 15, 2020
Matthew our youngest fisherman was rushed into hospital last week with stomach pains............
He is now missing his appendix !
Get well soon Matt. we need you !!!