Dropping the trap in the river brought back more than expected—thousands of shrimp packed tight inside. Alongside the paddlefish action, the sheer number of shrimp turned the catch into an ...

In this video, we use a traditional basket fish trap to catch wild shrimp in the river. Watch the full process - from setting the trap to pulling it up and revealing the catch. It’s simple, natural, ...

Nearly a century ago, fish traps were banned on the Columbia River. The practice had been used by Indigenous communities of the Northwest for a millennia, but when European settlers expanded west, ...