Tour Scotland Video Reaper Herring Drifter Crail East Neuk of Fife

Tour Scotland overcast evening video of the old herring drifter, Reaper, arriving at the harbour in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot this video from the the coastal walking path outside Crail. Reaper is a Fifie sailing herring drifter, the most popular design of fishing boat on the East Coast of Scotland for the greater part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Tour Scotland Video Reaper Herring Drifter Anstruther East Neuk of Fife

Tour Scotland evening video of the old herring fishing drifter, The Reaper, leaving Anstruther, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Originally founded as a fishing village, Anstruther is home to the Scottish Fisheries Museum. Its main industry is now tourism, although other small scale manufacturing and service industries continue. Recreational vessels are now moored in the harbour, and a golf course is situated near the town. Anstruther Pleasure Cruises operate sightseeing and wildlife cruises from the harbour to the Isle of May, the UK's primary puffin location, on board the vessel the May Princess from April to October. An abundance of other wildlife, including seal colonies, also inhabit the island.

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Tour Scotland Photographs Pittenweem East Neuk Of Fife July 22nd

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot these photographs this afternoon from the Fife Coastal Path.

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Crab and Codling East Neuk Of Fife July 22nd

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of a crab and codlings at the harbour in Pittenweem, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The cod really needs no introduction, being the one of Scotland's favourite table fish, and the main target of the majority of Scottish sea anglers. The reasons for its continuing popularity are not hard to fathom: it's still fairly common inshore despite the commercial overfishing, it's widespread throughout Scotland during the summer and winter, grows to a decent size, can put up a decent scrap if light tackle tactics can be used, and it tastes good too. While the minimum legal size for cod is 35cm (that's not much over 1lb), most cod anglers will be happier to take home fish of 5 or 6lb and above. Below the 5lb mark, the fish are generally referred to as codling, and make up the mainstay of catches. Crabs are called " Partans " in the East Neuk of Fife.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Reaper Herring Drifter Harbour Crail East Neuk Of Fife July 22nd

Tour Scotland photograph shot this evening of the old herring drifter, Reaper, arriving at the harbour in Crail, East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. Shot this photograph this evening from the coastal path outside Crail. Reaper is a Fifie sailing herring drifter, the most popular design of fishing boat on the East Coast of Scotland for the greater part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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