| Fishing has been a part of our survival for | | | | fishers have past down a fishing technique |
| as long as recorded history and probably much | | | | that is still being practiced today. Tribal |
| longer. Ancient cave paintings from 10,000 | | | | families for many generations have built |
| years ago depict fishing along with fish bone | | | | wooden scaffolding that is very strong and |
| remains and animal bone hooks. Even ancient | | | | stable that spans the river. This enables |
| stone anchors are currently being displayed | | | | them to drop the nets that capture many |
| in museums.Everywhere on this planet, what | | | | salmon at one time. In the smaller rivers of |
| ever culture, each has its own history in | | | | the basin, dip nets are used because you can |
| fishing and techniques, most of which are | | | | control them better. These nets historically |
| still used today. In fact, almost all | | | | have been made with hemp twine, sinew and |
| ancient cultures have used boats, hooks, nets | | | | tree pitch. These nets have a long pole |
| and spears of some kind.The ancient Romans | | | | attached to them and one stands in the water |
| used rods and lines, nets and spears. The | | | | and scoops up the fish.In medieval Europe, V |
| ancient Greeks used rods and woven baskets | | | | shaped structures were built to herd fish |
| and woven cages that stay under water where | | | | into waiting nets.Some cultures have used |
| caught fish are kept alive until they are | | | | poisonous plants to stun fish so that it is |
| needed.Some cultures have been more creative | | | | easy to catch them. This is a dangerous |
| than others and have very interesting | | | | practice and has been made illegal to fish |
| techniques such as the night fishing in | | | | this way due to the obvious safety issues. |
| Japan. It is called cormorant fishing. It | | | | One does not want to risk eating a fish that |
| requires 7 to 8 cormorant birds that have | | | | has been poisoned.Fishing today is not only |
| handlers to train them. Once trained, they | | | | for survival but is a huge sport all over the |
| go out at night on a long narrow boat that | | | | world. But when you really look at it, not |
| has a long rod in front of it with a hanging | | | | much has really changed in how we fish. The |
| basket that is in flames, the birds are each | | | | major difference really is in the |
| on a leash and are trained to dive down and | | | | advancements made in hooks and nets.How ever |
| catch fish, which they are experts in. This | | | | you fish, may the ones you catch be as big as |
| technique is still being practiced today and | | | | the ones that got away.Willie Jones is a |
| if you are for any reason going to Japan, you | | | | freelance writer, researcher, floral |
| may want to sign up to see this phenomenon.In | | | | designer, and artist, for Art Inspires, Inc. |
| the Columbian basin, ancient tribal salmon | | | | |