Wicker Fish Trap

[jon r]

Hi, finished this at the weekend and thought you'd be interested to take a look. Its all woven from Willow using a method called 'Twining'. I also made some wooden hoops to fit on the inside to make the structure strong and rigid, these are Willow wood too.

I havn't tested it yet, but i'll let you know how it works... will hopefully come back with some pictures of fish!

 

[John Fenna]

That looks realy good!
It must have taken a fair bit of time and effort to make.....

 

[Andy2112]

Very nice work there Jon. Good job that.

 

[jungle_re]

excellent well done - great craft item that im sure will work too

 

[Shewie]

Very nice Jon

 

[leaf man]

Wish i had a fraction of the skill and time that you have jon. Well done

 

[BorderReiver]

Really excellent work, good luck using it.

 

[milius2]

Hi Jon, congrads on that! Where from did you learn to do it and would you share the making process with us on your site???

Best of luck!

 

[Chambers]

That looks amazing

+1 for the how to

 

[FreddyFish]

looks great, well done.

Would be good to have a little how to with piccys on the twining technique.

 

[stuart f]

Hi Jon,the trap looks the business,if you don't mind me asking,
how long roughly did it take to construct?,and did you find it easier to construct than the other types you've made?.

Sorry for all the questions,i'm just curious as to the times involved,i've made my own fish trap and understand the headaches that come when making these things.

Anyway thanks for showing it to us.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[gowersponger]

what sort of fish are you targeting and what baits will you use init

 

[jon r]

Hey Stuart, the trap took a long time to make. I made it over the course of several days on and off. I found that it can be a bit of a night mare to control the shape but i got the hang of that by the end. I certainly learnt a lot from making this. As with all basketry, if you collect your own materials, the prepairation can take a long time too!

This type of fish trap was not any quicker to make than other types i have made but i feel it is the best way to make one now.

I am hoping to just catch Rudd, Roach or Perch in the trap and i'll be using bread for bait or maybe something different for the Perch. What would be suitable for perch bait?

Thank you everyone for the compliments!

Unfortunately i did not take any photos during the making of the trap so there will be no tutorial.

Hi Jon,the trap looks the business,if you don't mind me asking,
how long roughly did it take to construct?,and did you find it easier to construct than the other types you've made?.

Sorry for all the questions,i'm just curious as to the times involved,i've made my own fish trap and understand the headaches that come when making these things.

Anyway thanks for showing it to us.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[Chambers]

Stupid question, what is it made from (willow?) where do you get it from and if you collect how do you do that i.e cut branches then dry for how long?

 

[stuart f]

What would be suitable for perch bait?

Hi Jon,thanks for the reply,as for the perch bait i would try oily fish such as Sprats,Sardines.You can get them frozen from angling shops that sell bait,or failing that,try a tin of sardines mushed up and stuffed into a sock or a pair of tights.What you want is a scent trail that the fish will hone in on,and hopefully end up in your trap.
But as has been pointed out many times before on here there are legal implications to consider

And oh good luck with it.

Cheers Stuart.

 

[spiritwalker]

perch can't resist worm or fish baits (small ones), i have even caught them on prawns but they also love bunches of maggots....i'd target eels people will see there **** if your taking coarse fish but eels are over looked silly but true and eels are rather tasty when smoked

 

[Madpuppy]

More good stuff Jon! I like it, keep up the good work and good fishing mate!

 

[DIM TIM]

Really like your trap there. I'm starting to gather some river willow to make one myself. Thanks for the pictures, they are a great help. I have a few other sites that have some pictures of similar traps, and between those and yours (which are much better quality and show more detail), I should be able to make a nice one for myself.

 

[Ex Member - Sidney Bounty]

Nicely done will be interested to see what you catch in it here in Canada we are not allowed to use such things....

 

[Caboose]

awesome! Any tutorials to help make these? I'd love to practice making one