List of fishing boats working in the South West in the days of sail

FISHING BOATS OF THE WEST COUNTRY IN THE DAYS OF SAIL

by Mike Smylie

An account of the fishing boats from the river Wye to Poole Harbour.  The boat names below in blue are linked to an article on each one.  Click on the blue boat name to go to the article directly.  At the end of each article is a link that takes you back to this list.

A – RIVER WYE TO RIVERS TAW & TORRIDGE

1.   CHEPSTOW STOP-NET BOAT

2.   GATCOMBE STOP-NET BOAT

3.   RIVER SEVERN (UPPER) LONG-NET PUNT

4.   WESTON FLATNER

5.   PARRETT FLATNER (FLATTIE)

6.   STOLFORD MUDHORSE

7.   WATCHET FLATNER

8.   MINEHEAD HERRING BOAT

9.   PORLOCK WEIR OYSTER DREDGER

10.  LYNMOUTH HERRING BOAT

B. APPLEDORE TO ST. IVES

11.  APPLEDORE DRAFT BOAT

12.  BIDEFORD LONG-BOOMER

13.  BUCKS (BUCKSH) MILLS LEDGE BOAT

14.  CLOVELLY LEDGE BOATS

15.  CLOVELLY HERRING BOAT

16.  CLOVELLY PICAROONER

17.  PORT ISAAC LUGGER

18.  ST. IVES LUGGER

19.  ST. IVES JUMBO

20.  ST. IVES GIG

C. LAND’S END TO RIVER TAMAR

21.  SENNEN COVE CRABBER

22.  MOUNT’S BAY DRIVER

23.  CADGWITH CRABBER

24.  EAST CORNWALL LUGGER

25.  MEVAGISSEY TOSHER

26.  GORRAN HAVEN CRABBER

27.  FALMOUTH WORKING BOAT (OYSTER DREDGER)

28.  CORNISH SEINE BOAT

29.  CORNISH STOP-SEINER

30.  CORNISH LUGGER

31.  POLPERRO GAFFER

D. RIVER TAMAR TO RIVER EXE

32.  PLYMOUTH HOOKER

33.  RIVER TAMAR SALMON BOAT

34.  RIVER DART SALMON BOAT

35.  HOPE COVE CRABBER

36.  HALLSANDS CRABBER

37.  HALLSANDS SEINE BOAT

38.  BRIXHAM TRAWLER

39.  BRIXHAM MULE

40.  BRIXHAM MUMBLE BEE

41.  RIVER TEIGN SALMON BOAT

E. RIVER EXE TO POOLE HARBOUR

42.  RIVER EXE SALMON BOATS

43.  EXMOUTH & SIDMOUTH LUGGERS

44.  BEER LUGGERS

45.  CHESIL BEACH LERRETS

46.  FLEET TROW

47.  PORTLAND POT BOATS

48.  SWANAGE LUGGERS

49.  POOLE FISHING BOATS

50.  POOLE PUNT