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The Red Fish

1962 , Montrose (Angus)

Cat no. 212946

A record of life in the Scottish fisheries of the early 1960s.

Made by Great Yarmouth-based plumber, model boat builder and amateur filmmaker Philip Rumbelow, this documentary records life on board Scottish fishing vessels and in the villages of Scotland's rugged north-east coast. Out of the harbour and past the Montrose lighthouse, the crew of a fishing boat prepare for a long night at sea. The ship's cook peels potatoes in the galley, whilst the rest of the crew prepare a drift net. In open water, the net is dropped and the deck is scrubbed in preparation for the catch. Left overnight, the net is hauled in at dawn and the fish removed and boxed. At Gourdon in Aberdeenshire, fishing nets are checked and repaired and boats are shown leaving harbour. Fish is removed from the holds of ships and brought ashore in boxes to be sold on the quayside. Back in Montrose, on the banks of the South Esk River, a large team of men and boys use a net and coble system to catch salmon, a large net spanning the river to maximize the catch. With the net drawn in, the salmon are clubbed and boxed for sale.

Featured Buildings

Montrose Lighthouse

Keywords

Fishermen; Fishing industry; Salmon

Intertitles

- The Red Fish - June 1962, Montrose - Drift Net - June 1962, Gourdon - June 1962, South Esk - Net and coble - The End

Other Places

Gourdon, Aberdeenshire

Manifestations

The Red Fish

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