April 2026 Theme Discussion: Feeling Peachy?

Hey there!

This is the spot where we can chill and chat about fishing at sea worldwide 😊

Here are two charming fishermen taking a well-deserved break near Zanzibar!

Time to eat!

This contest is off to a great start! 😛

Hi there, and congrats on your win! 🙂

The theme around "pêche" (peaches/freshness) has been covered twice before—once in January 2020 and more recently in April 2025. Hope we can bring something new to the table! Personally, I’m heading to the "Escale à Sète" event this Sunday. Perfect timing, right? 😉

Hello and congrats on your win! 🙂

The theme around fishing was covered twice, in January 2020 and more recently in April 2025. Hope we can come up with something fresh! Personally, I’m heading to the "Escale à Sète" event this Sunday. Perfect timing, right? 😉

Ugh, I didn’t have the full list of themes when I picked mine—2020’s is too old for me to remember, and in April 2025, I hadn’t even gotten back on VF yet...😕 It’s kinda funny that fishing was also April’s theme last year... Guess it’s becoming the April Fools’ running joke for the contest 😏

Still, the theme’s broad enough for everyone to dig into their stash 😉

A few pics from a fishing trip return in Guilvinec, France’s top artisanal fishing port. A hit with kids and adults alike, especially with a visit to the fish auction right after.

In this Roman mosaic at the Archaeological Museum of Sousse in Tunisia, you can see the different fishing techniques of the time. The photo isn’t great, but the mosaic is really beautiful, just like all the others in this museum:



There are other fishing scenes and even the God of the Sea:

At Tunis’s bustling Central Market, the fishmongers’ section is the liveliest spot, with all kinds of fish—including live eels:

In this Casa de Yemanja in Rio Vermelho, Salvador da Bahia, fishermen have set up an altar for Yemanja, the orixà of the sea and protector of fishermen. Inside, you’ll find everything related to the sea and fishing: fishing nets, beads, seashells, boats, and more... It’s a pretty surprising place—people light candles and reflect in front of the representations of this orixà. In February, an important festival takes place with offerings to the sea.

Mauritian fisherman

Ugh, I didn’t have the list of all the themes when I started mine, the 2020 one is too old for me to remember, but in April 2025 I hadn’t come back to VF yet...😕

It’s not at all easy to find a theme that hasn’t been suggested before... but now that we have the list of themes thanks to Xavier, we can check (or pick ideas from the old themes 😇).

Well, I don’t fish, I rarely go to fishing ports and not very often to the sea, so I won’t have many files to go through 😎. Meanwhile, for those who might still be hungry after Agnès’s dish...

You’ll find the Yemanja from Brazilian Candomblé in Cuban Santería too, especially in Regla—a small town across from Havana that you can reach by boat—where she’s worshipped alongside the Virgin Mary. Yemaya is an orisha associated with the Black Virgin of Regla, Our Lady of Regla.

Here, too, you see elements tied to the sea and fishing since she’s the patron saint of sailors. People dress in blue or white, and many enter the church with dolls dressed in blue.

A plaque commemorates the African (Yoruba) origins of this tradition. The photos are from 2015.

Hello everyone,

Personally, this April 2026, I have to admit I’m not feeling "peppy" at all :8

But these guys are totally into it every day... or rather, into action!







Whatever the method, it’s the result that counts... 🙂

Have a great weekend and lots of chocolate treats...!!!

Cheers, Puma2A

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Hi Puma,

Where are your photos from?

Your photos, where are they from?

Hi there,

It doesn’t really matter—the theme of the discussion is what counts! The spoonbill is at the Arcachon Basin (Réserve du Teich), and the other images are from Lake Manze in Tanzania (Check out my travel journal for Mikumi and Selous).

Happy exploring!

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When we talk about "pêche," Brittany immediately comes to mind, right?

Classic version

Oyster version, with the tractor as a production tool







Rockpooling version during spring tides



Boat graveyard version



Future meal version

Off the coast of Koh Phangan, Thailand

Burned by the Auvergne!! 😄

I immediately thought of Essaouira! !😉

Further down the same coast... but too late because it's all over now! Lompoul, Senegal

When we talk about fishing, Brittany immediately comes to mind, right?

Of course 😉... but I also think of the Cotentin, a little-known region in Normandy—authentic and relaxing—where I stop by every summer. It has long wild beaches lined with dunes, where fishermen—whether pros or weekenders—bring their boats ashore by tractor at high tide.

In this Casa de Yemanja in Rio Vermelho, Salvador da Bahia, fishermen set up an altar for Yemanja, orixà of the sea and protector of fishermen. Inside, you’ll find everything related to the sea and fishing: fishing nets, beads, seashells, boats, and more... It’s a pretty surprising place—people light candles and reflect in front of representations of this orixà. In February, an important festival takes place with offerings to the sea.

So lovely! 🙂

Further down the same coast... but too late because it's all over now! Lompoule, Senegal

"Women processors" ?? 😮 Is that some kind of drag queen thing?😏

To tie in with the previous contest: fishing in Numana

Tarrafal Beach, on the north of Santiago Island. Its harbor, its beach. Or the other way around.

Hello, At the Packnam Chumphon fishing port, one of the largest ports in the Gulf of Thailand.

Hi Philippe,

Let’s just say we didn’t see anything—you should swap your gorgeous photos of Packnam Chumphon with the ones of Inle Lake you posted for the contest about fishing... at sea 😉 (so Inle Lake is *"not eligible"* 😛)

Have a great day

Hello,

Darn it... If only I’d read more carefully... Thanks for the info... I deleted it... That’s not all—I’ve got to find it now...

To go with my photo #1 (and because it’s still such a great memory), here’s village life at breakfast time on Ngapali Beach:







The small fish are sun-dried to be sent all over the country:

Why do people who talk about Myanmar always seem to do so with a touch of nostalgia? Is it because the country is currently inaccessible? I also have a very clear memory of Ngapali...

When I see all the “back from fishing” photos—and I’m guilty of it too—I realize there aren’t many forum members who are really into sailing or the sea! 😉

Why do all those who mention Burma do so with a certain perceptible nostalgia? Is it because the country is currently inaccessible? I also have a very clear memory of Ngapali...

For me, it’s one of the few countries I left thinking, "I’ll be back." I think it’s a lost cause now 😕

Fishing in Ponta do Sol (Santo Antão) 😏

Fishmonger at the Ulus Bazaar, Ankara, Turkey.

When I see all the "back from fishing" photos—and I’m guilty too—I realize there aren’t many forum members with sea legs! 😉

Oh no, there are already lots of great photos! 😉

I’ll add a little Asian series: "from producer to consumer"

Siquijor (Philippines)

Penang (Malaysia)

Hanoi (Vietnam)

And here’s a Filipino fishmonger’s stall 😊

Hello,

Darn it... If only I’d read more carefully... Thanks for the info... I deleted it... That’s not all, now I’ve got to find another one...

😛

Fishmonger at Ulus Bazaar, Ankara, Turkey.

Pretty impressive, Pagal—this display with the fish all lined up and even sorted by color ;)

Hey everyone!

Let’s keep the journey going...

Here are some really strange-looking boats I photographed on a beach in Hoi An, Vietnam... They definitely piqued my curiosity, but once they were in the water, I realized they’re actually fishing boats... "Basket boats" launched from the beach for coastal fishing. Too bad I didn’t snap a photo of one at sea... For more info: https://www.tonkinvoyage.com/vietnam-guide-de-voyage/la-peche-en-bateau-panier-vietnam.html

Other puffins fishing at sea in Alaska

Tufted

Horned

When I see all the "back from fishing" photos—and me first—I realize there aren’t many forum members with sea legs! 😉

Oh no, no, there are already lots of great photos! 😉

What I meant is that not many photos are truly taken at sea.

Porto Novo, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde

I saw these same boats in Phu Quoc.

To haul in the nets cast from these "boats," the fishermen worked from the beach by turning these machines.



( film photo)

What I meant was that few photos are truly taken at sea

Yeah, but I think the theme specified that it could also include fish stalls or anything loosely related to sea fishing, right?

What I meant was that few photos are truly taken at sea

Yeah, but I think the specified theme also includes fish stalls or anything closely or remotely related to sea fishing?

Yes, I confirm. The theme is sea fishing (to be distinguished from freshwater fishing). So anything related to it 😉, whether before, during, or after fishing 🙂

For you diving lovers, have you ever had a miraculous catch and pulled up diamonds like those boats in Port Nolloth (South Africa)?

Ah, finally a photo of the famous Richard!!

Ah, finally a photo of the famous Richard!! 😄

😄😄 A kind of dangerous beauty that smells of tar, rum, and stories that are impossible to verify... That’s only good for fantasies! Mine is much more down-to-earth—he already struggles to survive a walk without GPS or coffee!

Here he is in color, the old sea wolf...

😠 A life without coffee? But how sad!!

Ah, finally a photo of the famous Richard!! 😄

😄😄 A kind of dangerous beauty that smells of tar, rum, and stories that are impossible to verify... That’s only good for fantasies! Mine is much more down-to-earth—he already struggles to survive a walk without GPS or coffee!

Here he is in color, the old sea wolf...



Gorgeous photos, Kate, I love them! 😍

Gorgeous photos Kate, I love them! 😊

Thanks Isabelle, but it’s the subject that’s inspiring [;]

Good evening,

A kind of dangerous beauty that smells of tar, rum, and stories impossible to verify...

And the open sea breeze, their spray, and the scattered salt on your skin... But not too much fish!

The series is magnificent, thanks for sharing it here.

Catherine