Glencaple Welcomes The Scottish Ladies Angling Team
It was great to see the team using the Quay for a practice session today. They had only just started at the bottom of the tide but we hope that the fish were biting eventually. Tight Lines [.....]
Presentation of SWEAT Cheque for Haaf Netter’s Benches
Thank you Tom Brown for your photos of the official cheque being presented from SWEAT for Haaf Net Bench Project. Pictured above are: (L>R) Janet Armstrong, Tom, Christine Cameron and John Charteris. The Nith Estuary Haaf Net Fishers [.....]
Unveiling of Haaf Netters’ Bench – Glencaple Quay – video and photos
With thanks to Tom Brown and Alison Robertson for sending us this fantastic video and photos of the grand unveiling of the Haaf Netters' Bench on Glencaple Quay today - Sunday 3rd April 2022. The Nith Estuary Haaf [.....]
NITH ESTUARY HAAF NET FISHERS ASSOCIATION AGM
NITH ESTUARY HAAF NET FISHERS ASSOCIATION THE AGM OF THE ASSOCIATION WILL BE HELD IN THE BARBOUR HALL GLENCAPLE AT 11AM ON SUNDAY, 3RD APRIL 2022
River Nith Source to Sea Roadshow
Come to the "River Nith Source to Sea Roadshow", from the Nith Catchment Fishery Trust. Held at Glencaple on Friday 6th August, 4-7pm, at the Quay End. Learn about the life of the Nith Salmon, the [.....]
Men of the Solway – Haaf Netting article from May 1973
Jim and Ann McLatchie passed us a copy of Scots Magazine from May 1973 with a super Haaf Netting article, and we're sharing it with you here. (and it wont cost you 12½p to read it!)
Clinker Boats and Paidle Nets. “A good Flook is grand eating.”
We're spending a Sunday afternoon sifting through a lot of photos and information we've been sent recently (and not so recently) that we're only just getting around to sharing! To start it off, here is another pic from [.....]
Glencaple Video from 2011
Many thanks to Rob Wells for sending us this video his brother in law, Simon Greig, made of Glencaple back in 2011. Look out for the 'mystery' haaf netter - actually catching a salmon!
Floundering
Thanks to David Gilbert who has been in touch with this generous offer: "I have a sea fishing 12’ rod and reel that whilst old are very functional. I would Iike it to go, free, to a youngster [.....]
Salmon fishing on the Spey “The Summer Crew”
We've had a nice email from John Bennett that might interest a fair few people here: "I thought I'd drop you a line to say that my second novel, The Summer Crew, which is set on the salmon [.....]
Ancient fishing trap
Thanks to Tom Broon for this lockdown social history snippet!! "This is a picture taken on 2nd Jan 1991 at Phyllis Creek. You can clearly see lines of rocks and posts. They were covered over by accretion of [.....]
Nith Estuary Haaf Net Fishers Association AGM
UPDATE: The AGM of the Nith Estuary Haaf Net Fishers Association has been postponed, a future date will be advised.
Haaf netting article in the Scottish Field
A little bird has sent us an email about an interesting article posted 21st Feb 2020 on the Scottish Field website - featuring photos with none other than Robbie Cowan in various manly poses, some Caerlaverock views, and [.....]
2020 River Nith Grading – Conservation of Salmon
With thanks to Karl Savege for sending us this latest info regarding the ruling of the Haaf Netter's appeal: Despite an appeal which was unsuccessful the River Nith has been classified as a grade 3 for all salmon [.....]
Request for your Haaf Netting Info
A 'toe in the water' request for your haaf netting info... A Visual Anthropology MA student has been in touch as he is going to be producing a 30 minute documentary film about the culture, heritage and customs [.....]
Little Egret Meets Heron – video by Rob Wells
Many thanks to Rob Wells for sending us this great video of a little egret meeting a grey heron at low tide on the River Nith in Glencaple today! If you have any footage of interesting encounters [.....]
Cockles landing at Glencaple Quay
It warmed the cockles of our hearts to receive this email from Karl Savege, with a photo from 2008... seems so long ago now somehow! "I thought this was an interesting photo of the quay end taken about [.....]
Haafnetters on the Nith
An octuple of haafnetters out on the River Nith between Conheath and Kelton Bank this evening:
Gallery of Nith Haaf Netting Photos
Many thanks to Norman Brown who has looked out this fantastic bunch of very interesting haaf netting photos for us! A few familiar faces too - a bit of a trip down memory lane! It's not often we [.....]
This is the story of Wullie McDade… A Heinous Haaf Netting Tale has been made
Thank you Tom Broon for rooting aroon' And bringing this tale to our attention. Main photo courtesy of Norman Broon, Keep yer eyes peeled, there's more coming soon!