The Eel Catcher

Job "Dark Water" Yarrow - The Eel Catcher

Embodying the mysterious world of fenland eel catching, our ghost takes the form of pure dark grey, as deep as the peaty waters of the fens themselves. With haunting black eyes that nevertheless sometimes glow like distant lantern light through the darkness, this vessel carries the spirit of Job Yarrow, one of the last great eel catchers of the Victorian fens.

Born in 1810 to a family who had worked the waterways since before the great drainage, Job Yarrow learned the secretive art of eel catching from his grandfather. His knowledge of the hidden ways of water and reed bed made him a legend among the fen folk, though he was rarely seen in daylight. They say he could sense the eels' movement by the way the water rippled, and knew every submerged path through the treacherous meres.

Yarrow would appear at the Rutland Arms in the dead of night, carrying his mysterious catches wrapped in wet sacking. He traded not just in eels but in ancient fenland knowledge - the locations of forgotten islands, the safe paths through dangerous bogs, and the secret places where silver Roman treasures still gleamed in the peat.

He vanished in the bitter winter of 1867, his boat found empty among the ice floes. Some say he found a tunnel beneath the fens that led to ancient underwater caves. Others whisper he simply became one with the dark waters he knew so well.

The pure dark grey of this ghost vessel reflects the depth of fenland waters, while its blood-red eyes recall both the mysterious lights that would guide night fishermen and the primal nature of this ancient trade. Each handcrafted piece carries within it the whispered secrets of the fens, ensuring that the mysterious legacy of the eel catchers lives on.

Porcelain ghosts, all individually numbered. All of our ghosts are unique and may differ from the image on the ghost page.