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Émilien and Denis Leclerc of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli

A man stands in the wooden collecting box of an eel weir in a cove. He is holding an eel in one hand and opening a jute bag with the other. A young man standing on the rocks next to the collecting box holds the bag as well. Black and white photograph.

Location: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli (Québec)
Date: 1960s
Photo: National Film Board

Émilien Leclerc (on the left) and his son Denis used to set up their weirs in the cove opposite the family farm.

They carried the eels caught in the weirs to the house using jute bags that had once contained grain or other products.

Fishers still use this traditional bag for transporting eels.