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Emptying the Collecting Boxes of Eel Traps Back in the Days of Horses

A man standing in a large wooden collecting box beside an eel weir holds an eel above a horse-drawn trailer, using long-handled tongs. Black and white photograph.

Location: Rivière-Ouelle (Québec)
Date: 196?
Photo: Archives de la Côte-du-Sud, Roger Martin fonds

Farm work horses were also used for certain tasks involved in eel fishing. Some horses could stand for hours on the foreshore, sometimes up to their stomachs in water.