Lloyds Jetty 01/08/07

[Oven Gloves]

Following on from the Eyemouth report, we had some bait left so decided to go to Lloyds jetty for a couple of hours at high water around 6pm. Using the mussel and crab we had left over from yesterday we were getting a few knocks and my daughter caught her first "proper" fish - a coalie weighing about 1lb or so. We took her picture with the fish before returning it safely. Her face was a picture and it keeps the enthusiasm going

 

[alan]

Couple of nice reports mate,well done

 

[KeithB]

Nice one mate!

Brings back memories, Lloyds was the first place I ever fished with my fishing kit from Joplings in Shiels.

 

[Oven Gloves]

Thanks lads.

Joplings? There's a blast form the past. I remember it well.

 

[codseeker]

welldone mate glad the youngin got the hitch of that first fish

 

[KeithB]

My mother used to work in the office at Brekkes, so I used to get a lift down in the morning during the school hols, used to take a fork & dig bait if it was low water or just scrounge a mackeral from the smoke houses.
I used to spend all day down there sometimes - happy days!

 

[Oven Gloves]

Keith, Brekkes was my first ever job. Worked there from late 1986 until early 1988.

My mate who worked there told me there was a job going and the interview was class. I just turned up unannounced and spoke to the supervisor. He said "can you fillet"? I said "aye" (I couldn't) and he said "okay, start tonight". I got on the bench next to my mate who showed me what to do. Happy days those

 

[KeithB]

My mother would of still been working there then, I'm sure the boss was called Joe Norman, ring any bells?

 

[Oven Gloves]

The name certainly rings a bell keith, though I can't put a face to the name. I worked mainly night shift there and I remember a line manager called Alistair, the supervisor was a cockney guy called Paul and then all the lads and lasses on the shop floor.

 

[marksworld]

well done




cheers
mark

 

[TerryC]

The area where the factory used to be was a Salt Pan. My mum was born at Clifforts Fort and started working there aged 14 years. I remember her telling me there was a mortuary there as well and her grandmother used to wash bodies for 1D (old penny). So I known the area you fish as the "dead house" all my life.

Sorry about the rambling , just a bit us useless information.

TC

 

[Oven Gloves]

Not useless information at all Terry, it's very interesting actually. I wasn't aware there was a mortuary there even though I have lived in that area most of my life.

 

[TerryC]

My mothers side of the family were all from that area and the kids used to play around the fish quay sands. I remember her telling me that it was no too uncommon to hear of dead sailors floating around after they had been robbed or fallen in the water drunk. That’s when she told me the story about her grandmother. I would take a guess at the 1890's for the time period it covered.

 

[KeithB]

I've got the two books listed here, canny read.

http://www.north-country.co.uk/ron-wright.htm