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Walks on the East bank of the River Nith

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View from Kelton towards Glencaple with haaf nets in foreground View from Kelton towards Glencaple with haaf nets in foreground View from Kelton towards Glencaple with haaf nets in foreground

03 In the picture above we are looking south towards Glencaple from Kelton. Kelton is one of the bases used by the haaf net fishermen and what you see in the foreground are some haaf nets. The above link offers a video clip of haaf net fishing done for ITV Border News.

The second picture shows a roadside information board telling of the haaf net fishing click on the picture to see what the text and captions say.

In the third picture (again taken at Kelton) you see a haaf netter making his way down to the River Nith to do some fishing.

Roadside information board about haaf net fishing
Haaf net fisherman at Kelton with Criffel and Knockendoch in the background
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