Willie Nicolson and Billy Thompson with a massive conger eel
This dates from around August 1975 - it's Willie Nicolson and Billy Thompson with a massive conger eel they caught during low tide at the harbour when the boys used to walk along the 'piles' (horizontal support structures) to catch crabs and, if they were lucky (and they were!), lobsters. This particular catch was sold to Skip Mackay (picture #759) for 20p - apparently he knew a recipe for conger stew!
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Willie, I too have that photo. Hamish our youngest son is into catching congers too - he has yet to get one bigger than the one in the photo but I must say he has eaten the ones he has caught. YUK.
Comment left on 13 September 2010 at 11:38 by Flora Thomson
I always thoughts the conger eels at the piles were a myth!
Comment left on 13 September 2010 at 20:18 by Jess Alexander (nee Gunn)
Afraid not Jess, that's where Hamish gets them.
Comment left on 14 September 2010 at 15:58 by Flora Thomson
plz ! tell me not ! is this my father . the William Colin Nicolson ? from Cromarty ? the late Alec and still my granny Mary son ! my father ( Pauline Shepherd ) someone plz tell me its him ! coz its very un canny the resembalance !
Comment left on 30 September 2010 at 02:01 by Pauline Shepherd
Yes Pauline that is indeed your father.
Comment left on 02 October 2010 at 15:58 by Lill Thomson nee Logan
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