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Stake Set in France

In a river bordered by trees that have lost their leaves, two parallel rows of short posts form a passageway that is closed off at the end by a net. Black and white photograph.

Encyclopédie de la jeunesse, 1923
Private collection

This type of fixed fishing gear is designed to create a barrier and entrap fish in a net. This kind of trap has remained unchanged for over three centuries. It was probably similar to a system known to the settlers of New France.