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Fishing

Storms / 1987 storm

Being an Island, it’s no surprise that many of its residents follow family tradition and fished for their living. Times change, but you can learn how things used to be 60+ years ago from former fishermen with some great memories.

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Herb Caws 'shoving' the fishing boat
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fishing boat seting out to sea
Andy Butler on Fishing
Bembridge Fisherman Bert Baker
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Herb Caws with the pot boat
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fisherman with stingray
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fishermen -Sam and Charlie Mursell
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Peter Smith and Alan Holbrooke 'shoving'
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Attrill Brothers (George in middle) & withy pot
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Steephill Cove with houses and fishing boats
David Butler on Fishing
Bert Baker - 195's
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fishermen - Alan, Charlie and Teddy Holbrook
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fred Bartlett's fish van
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fishermen - around early 1900s
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Bembridge Lifeboat house and slipway.
Martin Woodward on Fishing
Two dogs outside a fisherman's hut
Andy Butler on Fishing
Walter and 'Teddy' Attrill, with their wrecked boat following the 'Romola' rescue
Andy Butler on Fishing
Two fishermen sitting outside a wooden hut making crab pots
Andy Butler on Fishing
Fishermen - Bert Baker, George and Walter Attrill, and George Smith
Andy Butler on Fishing
Bert Baker mending the pots - 1950s
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Fisherman making lobsterpots on beach at Ventnor
Andy Butler on Fishing
Bert Baker tarring the pots - 1950s
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Conger eel, caught at Bembridge
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Open boat returning to shore at Ventnor, fishermen unload lobster pots
John Luff and John Woodford on Fishing
Tom Snow and David Cotton at Mackerel Houses, Atherfield
Graham Hall on Fishing
View of Freshwater Gate. Numerous crab pots in the foreground on the beach
David Butler on Fishing
Two fisherman asleep underneath a boat on the beach
Andy Butler on Fishing
Open boat returning to shore at Ventnor, fishermen unload lobster pots

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