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Early FishingTradional fishing was, and often still is, carried out in some of these ways: Harpoons and spears - different types of harpoons were used for different water types. Spears were used for catching smaller salmon close at hand. Gaffing - gaff hooks were used at fish traps and weirs to haul out the catch. They were also used to rake salmon from the botom of a river bed when the run was heavy. Weirs - enclosures of stakes and netting were placed in a river or stream to catch fish swimming upstream. Trolling - bait was attached to a hook and a line was fastened to the handle of a canoe paddle. The bait looks alive as it moves through the water, when the salmon bites, the paddler throws it into the canoe in one motion. Basket traps or nets - usually made by women who cut stems of tall stinging nettles and wove them together. |