If you don’t have fish hooks with you, they’re easy to make from bones and thorns; metal
objects such as safety pins and nails work well too. Ironically, fish bones are great to make
into fish hooks because they are easily carved.To make a simple fish trap, tie a series of sticks together with rope
or cord (you want the water to flow through, not the fish). You can make
one or more sections, depending on your needs. Push the sections into the
soil bottom of the waterway. Ideally, the fish will be channeled into an area
where you can then spear or net them.
In coastal regions, you can use the tide to help you trap fish. Build
a circle of rocks on an area of beach that is covered by water only at high
tide. The tide brings small fish in with it. As the tide recedes, fish may get
caught in the trap.
Although fish trapping is possible, I have yet to be in a survival situa
tion where I’ve had the time or energy to do it. Fishtrapping methods are
closer to being traditional living skills than survival skills. They are not as
easy as they look, take a long time to accomplish, require a lot of energy, and
you must have all the necessary supplies (or be able to adapt what you do
have). You also have to be in the ideal place to attempt these methods dur
ing the right season. There are a lot of ifs in this scenario!
Ranking pretty high in the realm of romanticizing wilderness survival
is the idea of drugging fish. Though it is possible to introduce concoctions
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