You might want to look at James Wharton, The Bounty of the Chesapeake:
Fishing in Colonial Virginia, Charlottesville:  The University Press of
Virginia, 1973.  It is a good basic resource for all your questions.

Best, Gretchen

Gretchen Goodell
Assistant Curator
Mount Vernon

-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Wiener [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:59 AM
Subject: Fishing


Does anyone know about fishing in the early 1800s in the mid-Atlantic?  We
have lists of the species of fish caught and eaten in Virginia during this
time frame, but no one seems to know how they were caught.  Was there a type
of commercial fishery, or was it all hand caught?  Did they use poles or
nets?  Any references in sources about any kind of fishing methods would be
helpful.  Thank you.


Wendy Wiener
The Natural Exploreum of Alexandria
Alexandria, VA

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