The sandy bay is sheltered by Filey Brig, this combination produces a perfect setting for Salmon fishing. Strong tidal flows force the Salmon and Sea Trout into Filey Bay where net set adjacent to the shore trap them.

To the north of Filey Brig the sea shore is very rugged, reefs and rocks make Salmon fishing a very dangerous occupation. This type of coastline is very unsuitable for Salmon Netting giving the Salmon and Sea Trout an un-interrupted swim into Filey Bay.

The Salmon nets are set in an East West direction. A long stretch of net called the lead guides the fish out to sea. At the East end of the the net is a trap or as it is known locally, "the bend." This is where a large proportion of the fish is caught.

The Filey Bay Salmon fishery is a fine example of a well managed sustainable fishery.

The nets-men restrict their activities to five weekdays in any week, removing their nets by 8pm Friday and not setting them again until 6am the following Monday.   

In this photograph the traps in the bend can be clearly seen.

The Filey Bay Salmon fishery has a minimal impact upon the environment.  Filey Bay nets-men return to the sea, unharmed, all wild-life that has no economic value or is an endangered species. Maintaining this fishery for future generations is of vital importance to the Filey nets-men.

The "Lead" stretching towards the horizon.

Many coastal towns that were previously thriving fishing ports are now dormitories for the old or used by city dwellers for tourism and recreation. 

Filey has succumbed to this fate, however, not totally. By maintaining the Salmon fishery Filey nets-men are preserving the heritage of the town for future generations.  

This photo shows another view of the bend.

Fishing is a cyclical industry, or to you and me, "up and down" by maintaining the Filey bay Salmon fishery pressure on other species such as Crab, Lobster and Cod is reduced. 

Looking westwards towards Filey seafront. 

Throughout the UK visits can be made to Museums built to preserve former British industrial heritage, the Coble Landing at Filey is a real place not a simulacrum in a Museum, tourist can gaze upon a traditional industry that is thriving in the 21st Century  

Looking Eastwards, with Flamborough cliffs in the background.

For most people in the UK a visit to the local Sea life Center is the closest they will come to the Marine environment.

Filey has to be one the best UK tourist destinations for the observation of all things Marine, Filey Brig, Filey Bay and Filey's Coble Landing are unique, informative and free to the tourists who visit Filey.

Wild Salmon is the king of fish., there is no comparison between wild and farmed Salmon.

Here we can see wild Sea Trout caught in Filey Bay August 2008.

Note the deep pink flesh, farmed Salmon has a dye added to it's food to attain this colour. 

The Salmon that most supermarkets sell would be unable to survive in its natural environment.

Wild fish have travelled thousands of miles to complete their life-cycle and return to the rivers of their birth thus creating the next generation of wild Salmon and Sea trout.