Colin McPherson

Salmon netters heading home, Kinnaber, Angus

previous next

About this artwork

This dramatic image shows salmon netters Bob Ritchie (left) and Jim Mitchell heading home along the sands after fishing 'jumper' nets at low tide at Kinnaber, Angus. It was taken as part of a ten-year long project by McPherson to document the decline of the Scottish salmon netting industry. Bob Ritchie became a central figure in the series. As a third generation netsman, Ritchie was the last of a generation to practise this craft. By 2007, only a handful of men still caught wild salmon and sea trout using traditional methods such as this.

Updated before 2020

Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.

Colin McPherson

Colin McPherson