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Methods of fishing2022-01-18T15:32:13+02:00

Technical Museum of Slovenia Collections

Methods of fishing

Fishermen of the past often used various nets, creels, sets and other fishing contraptions that you can see exhibited among the many other tools and devices. Among the oldest exhibit pieces there are ancient simple fishing tools of the “mostiščarjilake dwellers (similar to Scottish crannogmen, a culture that built timber settlements supported on piles or stilts driven into the waterbed) from the Ljubljana Marshes and an iron trident from Roman times, which was found in the Ljubljanica riverbed.
Special fishing methods were practiced on intermittent Lake Cerknica during the drying period. As the water drained away, the fish were picked up with home made fishing nets. Today, fishermen move the fish and crustaceans to a special pond during the dry season, where they survive until the rain, when the lake is filled with water again. Nowadays, fishing is only allowed with a rod and hook and in accordance with the regulations governing freshwater fishing and nature conservation. About 20 species of fish are interesting for sport fishing, including marble and river trout, grayling, huchen, common nase and others.
The museum presents the development of sport fishing equipment – a variety of fishing rods are on display, from simple hazel rods to modern items. An interesting part of the exhibition is also an extensive collection of artificial flies and home-made blinkers.

 

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