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The basket fisheries of the severn estuary
Its hard to believe that basket fisheries still fished on our welsh region of the severn estuary in living memory . The last was closed...


A fantastic find in the estuary by our lave net fishermen
Recent storms in the estuary have uncovered more ancient fishing baskets . Found by our lave net fishermen out of season whilst walking...


Christmas Cod !
What do we do outside the lave netting season ,well cod fishing on the estuary is a favorite on suitable tides . Here's on from last week !


Lave net talk for the Chepstow offa's dyke 41 club (Ex . Round table )
Martin was invited to talk at the 41 cub christmas dinner . Thanks to these gentlemen for the warm welcome & hospitality . A great group !


you just never know what you will find in the estuary ..........
On the high tide mark at Undy . on the welsh coastal path ,a sharps container .................


Cod fishing in the lave net close season out of cardiff
matt our youngest fishermen is now skippering his own boat out of cardiff . this can only be good for the future of our fishery


Interesting finds on the estuary
A porpoise vertebrae of all things was found by one of our fishermen west of the lave net fishing grounds whilst collecting bait .
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