Coracle Fishing (1934)

Titles read: “Coracle Fishing. Angling from a “different“ Angle.“ Wales. Various shots of the River Dee. A man carries a coracle fishing boat on his head through the woods to the river. These small boats made of cowhide over a wicker frame were used by the ancient Britons 2,000 years ago. He puts the boat on the river, gets in and pushes off. He paddles along and picks up another man with a fishing rod further along the bank. Shots of the men fishing for trout from the boat. A fish is brought in with a net. M/S of several fish with a rod and basket on the river bank. The two men move rapidly down the river in the coracle. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.