Any proper way to catch eels?

[Aaron75]

Legal?

hmm ..... to leave any animal stuck in a confinement trap for days at a time, I'd be very surprised if that's legal. Certainly not humane IMO.

[aussie_fisho]

I've used a small bag of tuna oil and a hoop net or prawn net when I've gone for them in freshwater!

[Blue]

Dunno Dougie, it goes back a long way to when we didn't,t have to worry about such things.
You may have a point.
Blue

[dj_blk0ut]

Anyone know of whereabouts i can get me some eels or point me in the right direction just never had any luck in catching eels thanks

[Texas]

Fresh or salt water ???

Same creature .......... just at a different stage of maturity.

You fair dinkum..an eel from a dam could end up in the sea ????
I didn't know that. I thought they were different species.
Cheers
Gra

[Aaron75]

You fair dinkum..an eel from a dam could end up in the sea ????
I didn't know that. I thought they were different species.
Cheers
Gra

As far as I know, eels only breed far out at sea .... so while an older eel might get trapped in a dam or something and can't get back to salt water, they all start life at sea then migrate to fresh water ....

[Russ]

Fresh or salt water ???

Same creature .......... just at a different stage of maturity.

You fair dinkum..an eel from a dam could end up in the sea ????
I didn't know that. I thought they were different species.
Cheers
Gra

Their life cycle is fascinating Gra ...... there's a lot of information readily available (on the google machine) on both short and long fins. They can travel vast distances over land making their way from water source to water source on their way back to the ocean to spawn. One evening on dusk, night fishing for Blackies and Crays, I had one about two ft long slither past me in the damp grass, making it's way from one water hole to the next.
Puckered me up that did.

[Texas]

Puckered me up that did.[/quote]


I'll bet it did :rofl:

[eslop]

We use to catch them on sausages as bait in NZ, we use to go to the local creek and rivers and use boiled sausages as bait on hand lines. Not sure if it'll work here though

Ha! Roadkill hedgehog tied to a bridge and use a trident spear. That's how we use to do it in NZ.

Then take them to the pub and sell them to to the locals for a 6 pack. All of 12 years old.
https://youtu.be/gRHnEAELEGg

[ajperkins]

have done best after dusk till about midnight best baits I have used is earth worms or liver on a long shank whiting either float or bottom rig most creeks a dams they usually like weedy areas