Common catch

Plaice

Real football fact · Nickname

Lowestoft Town · “Trawler Boys” (England)

Lowestoft Town, from the seaside town of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England, are nicknamed the "Trawler Boys". A trawler is a fishing boat that pulls a big net. The club began in 1887.

Source: Wikipedia

Fish tale

A plaice is a flatfish with bright orange spots, like a kit with polka dots. Fishing boats called trawlers catch lots of flatfish, and Lowestoft Town are the "Trawler Boys". This one comes out at night, when the boats are asleep.

Island story

On Futbol Island the plaice can be caught at:

  • East Jetty Spiral: The outer curve of the spiral at the end of the East Jetty, out past the farmers market. Deeper water than the shore, so a tuna or an octopus sometimes swims by.

Comes out at night.

Size on the island: 25–60 cm.

Go fishing on the island