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Richards 1st fish of the season
A flat calm tide on an early morning tide gave richard a fine fish of 12 1/2 lb caught in the Hole west of the second severn crossing ....


Magor marsh summer fun day
Our fishermen exhibited at magor marsh as part of the living levels summer fun day . Whats in the box & lave net training were very popular.


Irish film makers visit Black Rock
Our fishermen found themselves guiding Irish film makers around the estuary at low tide yesterday. The boys are travelling around the...


Richards first fish of the season
Rich has fished hard and at last he managed to winkle out a fine salmon of 9 1/2 lb in the "The Gut " . The weather (wind ) at last is...


BBC radio . OPEN COUNTRY
Welcomed Helen & Nicky to black rock today . recording a piece for the popular BBC radio program OPEN COUNTRY. They both had quite an...


Helping others
Our fishery has helped many people over the years with their projects & work . Films ,books, study's, photography ,ideas ,an endless list...


A perfect sunrise
Despite the wind refusing to move from the N/E which is killing the fishing we had compensation this morning in a perfect sunrise .


Ancient fishing baskets found on the lave net fishing grounds !
Over the years many fishing baskets have been found by our fishermen buried in the clay and silt ,exposed from time to time by the tides...


Youth is the key
The average age of the fishermen has dropped considerably in recent years . This bucks a trend in the few remaining traditional fisheries...


Dam North easterly winds
Fantastic sunny weather but the wind is brisk and will not shift from the North east. For our fishery this i a kiss of death ,we are...
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