During the 1930’s, the river authorities decided that angling as a sport would be more profitable if there were no nets on non-tidal sections of west Wales rivers. At this time, a license lasted the ...

Coracle fishing is at risk due to river pollution and climate change, fishers in mid and west Wales have claimed. Floating on a coracle and using nets to feel the bottom of the river by hand to catch ...

Welsh sea trout caught in traditional coracle boats have been awarded special protected status by the European Commission. Just a handful of coracle-paddling fishermen are permitted to catch sea trout ...

The reputation of Wales’ thriving food and drink industry has received yet another boost after coracle fishing for sewin was awarded Protected Food Name status by the European Commission. It joins ...

Welsh sea trout caught in a traditional coracle boats have been awarded special protected status by the European Commission. Just a handful of coracle-paddling fishermen are permitted to catch sea ...

"A Bygone Craft" is available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player. This 1931 newsreel depicts Irish men making a coracle, a hide-covered boat used for salmon fishing.