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Sammy on the Shad
Here is Sammy or one of the sons of Sammy getting stuck into the Twaite Shad in the week . Sammy and the gang range well up into the...


A public fishery
The origins of the lave net are obscure but is most probably the ladenet of John Smyth of Nibley who writing in 1639 says "Howbeit in...


A Seal trail..............
A Chepstow arts group has secured funding for a SEAL TRAIL in Chepstow ,celebrating good old Sammy the seal . They have uttered the magic...


19,000 facebook followers
Our facebook page has really taken off with 19,000 " followers " throughout the world. Hard to believe that 25 years ago few would have...


" PERVERSE " or what......................
3rd March sees the start of the Salmon angling season on the rivers WYE & USK , these two fisheries will fish right up to 17th October ,...


Sewage pollution
99.9% of people will not see the harsh reality of what is happening out on the Severn estuary. Our fishermen spend more time than most in...


SSSI...........Severn estuary....LOL
Easy to spout........SSSI but this is the reality of it that 99.9 % of people do not see. At the moment the amount of plastic and Sewage...


18,000 FACEBOOK followers
Not bad for a bunch of " lave netters " . Interest in our fishery (or what's left of it ) from a world wide audience has seen our page...


SUSTAINABLE ?
Closing of sections of our seas to "Help stocks recover " is in vogue at the moment.......Nursery areas , sanctuary's all buzz words used...


Never starve , Never freeze
Hard times for villagers back in the day but the old timers would always say that living by the severn estuary they would always have a...
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