The Black Rock Lave Net Heritage Fishery

To put things in perspective ,for 99.9% of the year our fishermen cannot fish with the lave net........In June this year for example...

After months of preparation the new season begins. On paper 1st June but as we cannot fish weekends the 1st tide will be 1.40pm Monday...

The second severn crossing was built through the middle of our lave net fishing grounds . It has had many effects . The noise ,vibration...

Our fishermen have been invited to the assembly twice Meeting Rhodri Morgan & Carwyn Jones on the 1st occasion and on the second occasion...

Seems like a regular event now. Another pollution incident in west wales . A tributary's fish stock destroyed in one stroke. Any...

Here are the dates for the new season . fishing normally lasts between 1 & 2 hours depending on the weather & tide . The Black rock...

Our lave netting boat has now been refurbished with less than two weeks to go before the first fishable tides . There are endless jobs to...

Once again our lave net fishermen has been asked to exhibit at St fagans . We are always very proud to do this . We first did this over...

As his Great grandfather did before him , martin preparing the boat we use to access the lave net fishing grounds prior to the new season...

Mudlarking whilst walking the low tide fishing grounds out of season is something we have done for years. Every now and then we find...