First Nations Fishing

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First Nations Fishing

• By Jaspreet

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Types of Fish

• The main types of fish are halibut,
  salmon, herring, ling cod, smelt, sturgeon, and
  eulachon.
• They preserved the fish by smoking or drying
  them.
• The fathers caught the fish. The mothers prepared
  them. The children helped the parents.

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Weirs

• A weir is a type of fence.
• They go across a stream.
• The salmon are caught by getting trapped against
  the fence.
• Fishermen spear or net the fish.

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Nets

• Nets are made from cedar bark and stems from
  nettle plants.
• Reef nets are tied between two canoes.
• A dip net has a long handle with a net attached.
• There are bag shaped nets that go across a stream
  attached to posts.

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Traps

• Traps are made out of logs or rocks placed on the
  beach.
• The First Nations use the tides to catch the fish.

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Hooks,Lures,Rakes and Harpoons

• Hooks caught halibut.
• Spears and lures caught ling cod.
• Rakes caught herring..
• Rakes and dip nets caught smelt.
• Harpoons caught sturgeon.