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  • In June 1933, John Lovell, a fisherman from Mountain Street, Caernarfon, and his crew of three, caught a record catch of salmon in the Menai Straits. They were fishing with a net in the early morning in the vicinity of the public baths when they had a haul of 41 salmon, weighing about 700 pounds. Owing to the low water in the river Seiont, salmon had been plentiful in the Menai Straits and John Lovell and his crew had already had a total catch of over 100 salmon, weighing nearly 1,500 pounds, during that season. It is thought that the previous record catch was made over forty years previously, when a boat known locally as 'Cwch Salvation' had a haul of between 500-600 pounds.
Fishermen displaying a record catch of salmon caught by John Lovell, Caernarfon, June 1933
A fish caught in the Brecknock water, 31 October 1873, photographed by Robert Crawshay
Fish caught and photographed by Robert Crawshay, 22 October 1874
  • Brown trout Taxidermist: J. Hutchings of Aberystwyth Case: open-sided with rocks and plants; wall mounted; fairly good condition. A handwritten paper label in the front bottom left-hand corner reads: 'caught in Nanteos Pool by W. Powell Esq, August, 1891'. Another printed label in the back bottom left-handed corner reads: 'J. Hutchings/Naturalist and Gun Maker, Aberystwyth'. The case stands on rounded feet and has a black frame, gilded inserts and glass on three sides. Dimensions: height x width x depth: 52.5 x 66 x 13 cms Description: Ceredigion Museum
Brown trout: taxidermy by J. Hutchings, Aberystwyth, post-1891 [image 1 of 3]
  • Otter and trout Taxidermist: J. Hutchings of Aberystwyth Case: black painted box with gilded inserts and frame; rounded feet; solid sides. Label on inside, right-hand end. Date: 1880-1920 Dimensions: height x width x depth: 52.5 x 67 x 17.5 cms Description: Ceredigion Museum
Otter and trout: taxidermy by J. Hutchings, Aberystwyth
  • Salmon's head mounted on a shield with an inscription painted below: 'Weight 23 lbs, W. H. K. Owen, Aug 27, 1913'. W. H. K. Owen of Llanbadarn Fawr was born in 1893 and died of wounds in France, 1915. The taxidermist was possibly J. Hutchings of Aberystwyth.
Salmon head: taxidermy possibly by J. Hutchings of Aberystwyth, c. 1913