Throw Hook
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Description:
A drawing of a traditional throw hook used to snag salmon by Ron Stanek. The hooks were made of bone in early times and of old metal halibut hooks in more recent times. A stone or lead weight was added to keep the hook near the bottom of the creek.
Photo Courtesy of:
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence
Photo By:
Ron Stanek