Fishing
A fish gorge is basically a straight fishhook. The gorge was laid parallel along side the string and bait was wrapped around the string and entire bone point. When the fish swallows the bait, the string is pulled and the gorge lodges in the fish’s throat. The...
Fishing
A harpoon was used for large fish swimming through a narrow opening in a stick fence, in a stream called a weir, or in a high concentration of spawning fish. The harpoon head (pictured) made by Tools From The Earth is on a six-foot long wooden shaft. $355.00...
Fishing
Fish decoys made of shell have been found on archaeological sites in the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. The decoy was tied to a string dangled from a short stick and moved, or “jigged” in the water through a hole cut in the ice. When a... 
