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Typical Eel Weir on the Côte-du-Sud

An eel weir runs from left to right across the photograph. Four large wooden collecting boxes are sitting on the ground out of the water. The arm and hand of a man can be seen in the first box on the right. He is bending over inside the box. The mountains on the south shore of the river are visible in the background.

Location: Rivière-Ouelle (Québec)
Date: October 18, 2008
Photo: Judith Douville

This type of eel weir is built with a varying number of traps, depending on the licence of the fisher who uses it. Each trap is connected to a leader and a wing.