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 Eel trap, Aquinnah |
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| Tobias Vanderhoop chose the eel trap
because "it was the first thing I saw when I walked into the collection. I asked what
it was and someone told me it was from home, and I got chills. I said, 'Wow, I've never
seen anything like it -- and it's from home.' My whole family are fishermen." An eel trap such as this is used in the fall. It is baited, weighted, and placed at the mouth of a river or stream. As the tide changes, eels swim in and are trapped. Then, the trap is pulled from the water, the stopper at the narrow end is removed, and the eels are dumped out. During the winter, eels are caught with eel spears. The type of eel spear used by Vincent Lopez and other Mashpee fishermen is shown below. Eels can be eaten both baked and fried. Try an eel recipe. |
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 Fish net |
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 Earl "Chiefie" Mills fishing for herring |
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 Chief "Sly Fox" Vernon
Pocknett, 1933 - 1999 |
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