During two months of fishing in August and September 2002, the large pots captured 55 terrapins along with the eels, with a catch rate of 0.5 terrapins per 24-hour set of pot fishing.

Scope and Contents Two Nanticoke eel baskets posed against cloth background, likely made by Elwood Wright or one of his brothers, Warren, or Oscar. Note the wooden plug at the bottom of the eel pot.

More than likely someone had stumbled onto his trap line and raided a few pots. This pot was not only empty but the way the cylinder rotated on the way to the surface indicated the cover was off ...

Brad Hatch instructs Reagan Andersen on making an eel pot as part of the Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship program. Making their existence known Despite the challenges the tribe continues to face ...