Story: Te hopu tuna – eeling
This watercolour by T. W. Downes shows a giant eel being lured out of a stream with a bird on a stick. Ordinary eels were also caught by dangling bait from a rod. This method was called toi, and used a bob made from worms threaded on flax, or spiders in a bag.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-076-016
Watercolour by Thomas William Downes
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
