Trapping
‘Leopard claw’ grass for catching rats and mice
Common names Nkansu ngo (= claw of the leopard), Leopard claw grass, nzefo za ngo, kansingo (Kongo) Description A perennial grass with culms 30 – 150 cm high, growing from scaly rhizomes. Leaf blades are spear shaped, 10 – 40…
Squid traps in the gulf of Thailand
Squid traps seem to be at first sight a quite natural way of catching these cephalopods throughout South-East Asia in shallow sea waters. Such traps are used in waters about 6 – 15 meters deep and held in between a…
Crab snare at Koh Samui
Simple crab snare for use on a tropical beach A crab snare comes normally in the shape of a bait cage with about six snares around. This set-up is used in combination with either a fishing line and rod or…
‘Yor lek’ hand lifting net and technique
Small lift net for catching daily meals of freshwater prawns and fish ‘Yor lek’ is a hand lifting net, and means in Thai language something like ‘small lift net’. ‘Yor’ means ‘lift net’ and ‘lek’ means ‘small’. Its big brothers…
Cast net throwing technique
Description of cast nets used in Thailand Cast nets in Thailand are available in different radii models – I prefer such with a radius of 3,5 meters. 3,5 meters from the center of the net to the outer axial rim…
Fish netting around water plants
Most of Thai water channel, khlongs and streams are clogged with a variety of water plants, predominantly Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes). This invasive species was introduced 1901 by Thai Royalty from Indonesia and was supposed to be eradicated by…
Hand net fishing
Hand nets, equipment and technique For hand net fishing, mosquito netting is used to sieve water bodies for rice fields shrimps and fish fry in Thailand. In order not to lose caught animals, the netting was brought into a deep,…
Bamboo fish trap weaving
Learning the craft of bamboo fish trap weaving Correct English wording for a ‘Lop’ in Thai language would be ‘Horizontal cylinder trap with entry cone’. It is used for catching a variety of freshwater fish and crustaceans. This includes small…
Donation of fish trap collection
A new home for over 100 different fishing traps and implements After leaving Thailand for an assignment in China it was difficult to find the right place for my fish trap collection. Originally, I wanted to open up some kind…
Bamboo fence fish traps around Tonlé Sap lake
In many areas on the biggest Cambodian lake, its tributary river and Mekong flood plains, permanent fish traps, or more appropriately named: catching structures, are erected and operated. The leader fence, guiding fish into the inner compartments of the trap,…
Snares for poaching are a real problem
Many National Parks, Private Game Reserves and Game Farms in Southern Africa are under heavy pressure of snares for poaching. Not only poaching for rhino horn, but also indiscriminate poaching for meat. Rhino horn poaching is mainly organized by internationally…