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Primitive Technology: Simple fish traps with primitive technology.

This video demonstrates primitive methods for creating simple fish traps in a natural setting. Viewers can learn about the techniques and tools used to effectively catch fish. #PrimitiveTechnology ...
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I set a simple trap and caught a school of baby pacu

The plan was simple: set a trap and catch a few minnows for bait. But when the trap was pulled from the water, it revealed something completely unexpected. Inside were dozens of tiny pacu along with ...
Sports Illustrated

Fly Fishing Basics: A Simple Skill That Will Bring More Fish to the Net

You will begin to depend more on yourself and less on gadgets and gear. More on "a feeling" and less on what the textbooks say. When you hook into a fish—especially a big one—chaos comes fast. The ...
Sports Illustrated

Pond Bass Fishing from Shore: A Simple Strategy That’s Surprisingly Effective

Catch more bass without a boat by keeping it simple. Proven pond fishing tips, versatile lures, and easy shore strategies that really work. Most anglers, including the biggest name Bassmaster and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Fish Traps Have Been Banned on the Columbia River for Nearly a Century. Could Bringing Them Back Help Save Salmon?

A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists embrace the technique, its return has reopened old wounds among local fishers ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Test results for new pop-up crab traps could boost approval chances for mass use along CA coast

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Test results are in on a technology that could help keep a popular Bay Area seafood on the table. They're specially designed traps to fish for Dungeness crab, without ...