The old fens and Ernie James.

[Pinkfoot]

This is my haunt in winter times and my children are related to his on his wife's side.

Thought I would share it ,makes me go all squishy.

[pycoed]

Just watched that - a cracking 40 minutes! I read his book Last of the Fen tigers a while back now, so it was nice to see the places he described in that.

Thanks for posting, that's bookmarked on my PC

[Pinkfoot]

Just watched that - a cracking 40 minutes! I read his book Last of the Fen tigers a while back now, so it was nice to see the places he described in that.

Thanks for posting, that's bookmarked on my PC

 

You are most welcome . Glad you liked it.

I was shown it when I was at school not long after it was made I would think.

[timbernut]

What a great video, he really knew how to use that cleave, I've tried one and rods just kept running out.

Fellow charcoal burner I know near oxborough used to makes some of his living from eel netting on the fens til the mid 90s when he couldn't compete with cheap imports from Ireland and numbers plummeting.

Thanks for posting😀

[Pinkfoot]

I think the rest on em now sell crayfish too.

 

And those Chines crabs.