Birch bark/wooden fishing "bag".

[Skaukraft]

Took some pictures of my traditional birch bark/wooden fishing container.
My grandmother and grandfather mede med this when I was around 12 yrs old, so it is abt 25 years old now.
I have never used it for fishing, I am to afraid to breake it, so it is displayed on the wall in our summer cabin. But a different variety of these conainers were used for holding the fish fresh during the fishing. It also makes it more difficult for flies to get access to the fish. I have also seen them with smaller containers attached to each side, one for holding earth worms, and one for holding hooks, sinkers and such.

A small design fault here. The inner lining sheet should be faced the other way round, with the inner bark facing in.

Detail. This one has nails, but wooden pegs were ofte used, and I have also seen one sewn with spurce roots.

 

[TomBartlett]

Wow that looks great, especially for being 25 years old.

 

[Skaukraft]

I've never used it, and it has always been on display indoors . This is the work of my grandparents, and it has great sentimental value for me.

 

[MartiniDave]

That is a beautiful, functional, object. I think you're right to treasure it. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Dave

 

[dwardo]

That is a lovely bit of kit.

 

[sasquatch]

Awesome creel, thanks for sharing. Never seen one like that, a treasure indeed!

 

[mrcharly]

Absolute family heirloom. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dreadhead]

very nice im jealous!

 

[grey-array]

Wow, that looks magnificent a true piece of beauty, will be using this to show people the wide range of utilities wood and bark can be used for that for sharing this great treasure.
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Skaukraft]

Thanks mates.
The best thing with this kind of thing is that the properties of the birch bark will help the fish stay fresh for longer. The trout stays fresh for a whole summer day when put in one of these.
Some of the old guys still use them when fishing in small rivers and creeks.

BTW Hamish; the norwegian word for this kind of "bags" are "fiskeskrukke" or "neverskrukke" (but it probably has different names in different dialects). "never" is the norwegian word for birch bark.

 

[Androo]

My word, that is lovely. Even moreso as your grandparents made it as a gift for you!