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
Rat Catching Rat Catching Rat Catching () is a book by actor and filmmaker Crispin Glover. The book is a form of collage, reworked from "Studies in the Art of Rat Catching", an 1896 non-fiction book now in the public domain. Pictures from the book, as well as the book itself, were shown in the opening credits of the 2003 film "Willard", starring Glover. The book forms a segment of Glover's live slideshow readings, performed during particular screenings of his self-produced films "What Is It?" and "It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine." The original book, "Studies in the Art of Rat Catching",