Of the very few boats that did venture out a handful of prawners managed one day's fishing for the first two weeks of the month.
Meanwhile a large percentage of the Portavogie prawners continued to persevere in the Clyde usually managing to get a full week's work in and landing into Campbelltown before coming home most Fridays for the weekend.
Some Kilkeel prawners however who made the long steam to grounds of the Cumbrian coast were rewarded with a fairly good fishing of good quality prawns.
At this time of year Kilkeel prawners usually work in Dundalk Bay during the night hours and landing during the daytime.
Kilkeel prawners stayed about the home grounds whereas a large number of the Portavogie boats travelled to the Clyde grounds where it is possible to get working most of the week even in bad weather.
Derivatives
prawning
noun
We have already seen the insidious effects of the introduced White Spot virus on the prawning industry in other Australian areas.