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 coracle is a small bowl-shaped, keel-less boat, which has been in use on Welsh rivers for many centuries. A strap attached to the coracle enables the vessel to be carried on the fishermans back.

The model represents a small boat called a coracle, native to Wales, Great Britain. This type of coracle originated from the Towy River (Tywi, in Welsh). Only about 5 feet long, the coracle was made ...