Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly provided a large variety of fishing opportunities for those living around their shores.
Harvesting shellfish and edible seaweeds by hand from a rocky shore, kelp from rocks to fertilise field for crops, fishing off rocks with fishing poles.
Fishing with nets, pots and lines in the inshore waters around the Inishowen coast.
Venturing further out in the larger “Drontheim” boats, powered by oars and sails, to fish the offshore banks, using longlines and bottom bait lines. The arrival of motor boats, delivering longer voyages and accessing fishing grounds further away, leading to the current situation of seven-day trips anywhere from the Bay of Biscay to the Norwegian coast.