Flounder tramping Flounder tramping Flounder tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them. This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland for centuries. Once trapped the fish were often secured by impaling them on a leister before being bagged. A leister is the local name for a trident or three pronged long handled spear. Although traditional, the use of leisters to aid capture is no longer permitted (presumably for safety reasons). On the first Saturday each August, Palnackie, a small
Dory (spear) Dory (spear) The dory or doru (; "") is a spear that was the chief armament of hoplites (heavy infantry) in Ancient Greece. The word ""dory" was first attested by Homer with the meanings of "wood" and "spear". Homeric heroes hold two "dorata" () (Il. 11,43, Od. 1, 256). In the Homeric epics and in the classical period the dory was a symbol of military power, possibly more important than the sword, as can be inferred from expressions like "Troy conquered by dory" (Il. 16,708) and words like ""doryktetos" () (spear-won) and ""doryalotos" () (spear-taken). The dory was about 2