Flounder tramping 5116437 223289258 2008-07-03T12:25:59Z Geronimo20 332930 reposition image {{fishing gathering topics}} '''Flounder tramping''' is a traditional method of catching [[flounder]] or other [[flatfish|flat fish]] by wading in shallow water and standing on them. This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river [[Estuary|estuaries]] of South West [[Scotland]] for centuries. Once trapped the fish were often secured by impaling them on a '''leister''' before being bagged. A leister is the local name for a [[trident]] or three pronged long handled spear. Although traditional, the use of leisters to aid capture is no longer permitted (presumably for safety reasons). ====Flounder tramping championships==== [[Image:River Urr in Kippford.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Urr Water]] On the first Saturday each August, [[Palnackie]], a small village on the [[Urr Water]], hosts the World Flounder Tramping Championships. Several hundred competitors walk out onto the mud flats of the Urr Water estuary, south of the village, at low tide. They feel for flounder hiding beneath the mud with their toes, and trap the fish beneath their feet. The competition is held to raise funds for the [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]]. ==See also== * [[Gigging#Flounder gigging|Flounder gigging]] ==Reference== * BBC: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/coast/programmes2/03-arran-gretna.shtml Coast: Arran to Gretna] (scroll down) {{fishing-stub}} {{recreational fishing}} [[Category:Fishing techniques and methods]]