Season 2 · Episode 7
Midnight Poaching on the Tay
Stories of Scotland · Annie and Jenny
April 5, 202033m 54s
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Show Notes
Jenny and Annie investigate salmon poaching on the Inner Tay Estuary between Perth and Dundee. They learn about this dark side to poaching, the dangers and shenanigans of catching illicit salmon. Looking at the little industrious town of Newburgh, they visit the fishing stations of Jock’s Hole and Gutter Hole. Jenny and Annie uncover some underhand river police tactics for catching poachers. Annie’s grandfather Jimmy tells stories of some late-night poaching antics on the River Nith in Dumfries, in the last of the grandparent interviews.
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