The Fleetwood Motor Trawler Site

Thanks for the comment Tilly your more than welcome to come down and see us again whenever you like.

Hi Tilly
The most unusual thing we caught was when a large container of drinks fell off a big container ship and a few weeks later we caught 100 bottles of vodka, whisky and brandy.
On noticing the bottles in the cod end of the net Otto very carefully released the cod line so the fish and bottles could land onto the colinnes deck.
Colinne returned to fleetwood two days later with not one bottle opened !!!
We are only allowed to drink tea and coffee
from Skip

was she a seahouses boat

hi tilly

skip says that he’s just caught a big net of jellyfish and he got otto to take some pictures to show you.
keep checking the pictures

amanda x

Tilly ill get the pictures up for you by tommorow.Mr Robin as far as i know she was built as the colinne by tommy gualt,do you have any pics of the andrew or any info thanks….

have you ever caught any cod macrall or dogfish

hi steve..i dont know if you remember me..i started my fishing carrer with you in 1991….my mum lives on fleetwood road….i had a look from the pier at the colinne the other morning…i see she is as pristine as ever..i am about to buy a shrimper in fleetwood so maybe i could come for a brew with you??…mark

Hello Tilly sorry weve not been on for a while but been realy busy.Skips said to tell you and all your family a merry christmas and a happy new year..And all the best to all that know us…..

let us know if you want any fishng lessons !

Hi Steve,

What a brilliant surprise to see the Colinne again after all these years, I got the link to the site through Ships Nostalgia and asked the question had anybody have any photos of the Colinne before being whalebacked and shelter decked,as I remember her very well, from her days fishing from Lochinver with her owner Tommy Gault. Tommy and my father were the best of friends, not related, Dad’s boat was the Spinaway INS 306. Tommy had to give up the fishing,when he was a young man in his forties due to health reasons. Tommy
passed away sometime in the early nineties. Steve its just great to see these pictures of the Colinne and she looks fanatstic after all these years. Good fishing Steve, full nets and holds to you.

All the very best.

Jim Gault.

The boat looks pristine Doogle its just us that look knackered….

Hi there, I am looking for Peter or Steve Welsh had a brother Peter, his dad was Billy Welsh. Lived next door to me on Princess Way. Steve would be about 60 now Peter 63, do you know them. Steve was into Fishing Bopats at Fleetwood

well done steve its been alongtime eh, nice boat spotless absolutley its a credit to you all i live in pembrokeshire and have done for over38 years cor where as time gone regaurds to the family take cars by for now bob…

Hello Eva sorry we havent replied until now as we have been at sea.Ill see what I can arrange for you to come and see the boat and get your picture taken.When is this project to be done…

Regards Darren

Hiya there Otto, I’m doing the wildlife photography course at the uni and for my project I am doing the fishing industry. I was just wondering if there was a chance of coming out with you on the boat and record the industry through the eyes of you guys. Cheers Ewan.

Hello – I know you are really busy but is there any possibility Eva could come to look at your trawler in the next couple of weeks? Many thanks.

Hi, I would just like to say a massive thankyou for your time you gave up last Saturday for Eva. We all thoroughly enjoyed looking around the Colinne. I really appreciate everything you did for her and her Dad had a great time too!! Her project is now finished and it is great thanks to all your help. We hope to see you again soon and we hope the weather has improved so that you can go out again. Thank you very much. Eva and her family.

hi guy,s especially darren, name look familiar ? should do cousin ? just been reading your blog makes good reading and pictures are good. on the down side sorry dont like her black. I remember steve from a long time ago,he has always had a good looking spotless vessel.ask him about the SINCERE she was so spotless . his crew if I remember correctly was Ian and Dave bragg there was also one more who,s name I cannot recall. keep plugging away lads you must be about the only one left, thanks to the port authourity.
Have a good xmas and a very good 2010. cheers steve.

wow, delighted to have found these pictures!!!
i have been searching for ages..
the “colline” was my grandas boat and my dad also worked aboard too. sadly my dad passed away some years ago,and he never had any photos of the boat for us to have. so its great to see them here

hi otto ha ,ha, that,s some name to live up to. I thought it was you, Im down in a south east direction now ,driving digger,s. I do get home now and then, so much has changed i dont reconize the place.Dont here from anyone at all, Glad to hear your busy keep plugging away ,talk soon.

hi steve,i lost my phone and did not have ur number,my new number is 07969637041 just wondering how ur project was coming on thanks ,scott,i