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Encyclopedia > Flounder tramping

Flounder Tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and detecting and catching them by standing on them. This method of fishing is known to have been used in the coastal waters and rivers estuaries of South West Scotland for centuries. Once trapped the fish were often secured by impaling them on a leister or three pronged long handled fork, before being bagged. Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus A flounder blending into its environment Flounders are flatfish that live in ocean waters in Northern European waters and along the east coast of the United States and Canada, as well as the western Pacific. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

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Flounder Tramping Chapionships

Today, the World Flounder Tramping Championships are held each July or August in the estuary of the Urr Water to the south Palnackie. The competition is held to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Around 300-400 competitors take part each year, competing for the £150 first prize. Winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus A flounder blending into its environment Flounders are flatfish that live in ocean waters in Northern European waters and along the east coast of the United States and Canada, as well as the western Pacific. ... Palnackie Palnackie is a village in the Parish of Buittle, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in Scotland. ... Swanage lifeboat being winched up its slipway The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity based in England dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. ...



 
 

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