Micro documentaries on fishing
In the Geographical-Statistical-Historical Dictionary of Spain and its Overseas Possessions by Pascual Madoz, written between 1845 and 1850, the Ucero River appears with the following description: UCERO: river in the province of Soria, judicial district of Burgo: it has its source in the term of the town of the same name, where it is joined … Continue reading Ucero river
Norway has over 25,000 km of coastline facing the North Atlantic Ocean and oriented almost entirely to the west. It is one of the countries where populations of Atlantic salmon are maintained in an optimal state of conservation, and recreational fishing is a significant leisure activity and attraction for fishermen worldwide. Its recent geological history … Continue reading Summer Salmons
Among the objects in the Oxus Treasure at the British Museum in London, from the Achaemenid era of 550 BC - 330 BC, one that caught our attention was a golden bream that held perfumed oil. It was discovered in 1880 on the north bank of the Amu Darya River in Tajikistan. Later, it was … Continue reading Day of barbels in the stream
"I am a salmon, I am the spirit of contradiction. I am a salmon, swimming upstream is my direction." We find ourselves at the beginning of the 80s, where the Sex Pistols had been vomiting their "God Save the Queen" for more than three years and Johnny Rotten was preaching throughout Europe that "no future" … Continue reading Autumn salmon
We dare to touch the water in the middle of winter, when the fields of meadows, drylands and fallow lands have turned brownish by frost, and even the few farmers who tinker with the cornfields in summer and fall are now enclosed near the fireplace. Today, more than ever, fishing has been an excuse, even … Continue reading Lucios in the Leonese Kamchatka
In July of this year, chef Vinicius Martín led a workshop entitled "From Neolithic to Plate" at the History Museum of Barcelona, organized by the Ferrán Adriá Foundation Alicia. The workshop explored ingredients, cooking techniques, utensils, and recipes recreated from remains found in various archaeological sites, seeking similarities between modern and ancient cooking during the … Continue reading Neolithic cuisine in the great outdoors
An old Saami poem mentions longing nomadic journeys following reindeer herds, when the north thaws and the fields fill with flowers, wild strawberries, and cloudberries. Back then, borders were still vague and nations had not yet cut down forests with borders or demanded passports in these harsh lands. But little has changed in this inclement … Continue reading Fishing in the lands of the Saami
When you live in León, you are not fully aware of how lucky you are to be a fisherman and live in that beautiful land. I am talking, of course, about its rivers; about that proximity that allows you to be fishing in at least eight very different rivers between fifteen minutes and an hour … Continue reading Fishing towards León
Feel the water, as if touching Earth’s most alive skin. The day just opened, all alone with the fish and cranes. Feel the water, get wet, stroke the fish, walk along the shore, imagine what there is underneath. Feel the sheen, the reflection, the edge of autumn, the soul of cloud that the river or … Continue reading Valdecañas
Every fisherman has their river. They grow up alongside it, and in it they learn what danger and bliss look like. Every fisherman has their brook. They return to it year upon year until they know it off by heart: its shape, its paths and its footsteps beneath the water. This is my river. For … Continue reading Break in La Vera
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