Survival Fish Trap --Weaving & Catching Fish on Camera!

Fish trap weaving and catching fish. This video starts with explanation of how to weave a fish basket (or any basket) and then I use a GoPro to show it catching fish. Great survival tool!! Skip to 9:15 to watch it in action.
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After a few decades of being obsessed with collecting survival and primitive skills techniques, I am putting out these videos to demonstrate the skills and excursions found at my school, Wild Survival (wildsurvivalskills.com). Videos are focused on primitive skills, rewilding, nature awareness, living off the land, off grid living, indigenous skills, shelter building, primitive fire, water purification, trapping, hunting, bow making, flint knapping, primitive pottery, basketry, edible and medicinal plant preparation and numerous indigenous skills.
I began studying wilderness survival when I was 17 in order to have the ability to spend extensive periods of time in nature, seeking out empowerment and without the need for external sources. I began studying in 1993 under Tom Brown Jr eventually teaching for Tracker Inc. I sought-out every old Native American teacher I could and eventually traveled the world living in very remote indigenous villages in the Amazon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Peru. My school teaches survival and primitive skills, nature awareness, how to live off the land, re-wilding, prepare for disasters. I strongly believe that experiencing survival living changes the way people approach their entire lives.

[@JusBidniss]

This is the best fish basket trap video I've seen on yt! You used actual basketry skills, instead of jamming the spokes into the ground or doing rings and filling in later -- yours makes for a much better basket IMO. You used a stone flake for the harvesting and the bending/relief cuts, to illustrate how it could be done in a survival situation where no tools were brought. You caught actual fish in it, and even put in a go pro to show them entering and staying. Even the video editing was excellent, not wearing out the viewer with tedious or lengthy repetition, but working in visually-compelling techniques like the pan out from the bottom of the basket to show the length like it's growing. Well done, Tom! By far my favorite video on this topic!

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[@remingtonharlan2162]

@Jon Terrence Glad I could help :)

[@jerrywhidby5259]

The first explanation of a basket weave that I easily understood, and felt complete. Subbed

[@SkilasSkilasGaming]

fuck your shitty profile pic

[@sempaniz2403]

@@SkilasSkilasGaming SHUT THE FUCK UP

[@PopeyeinJapan1]

Got to admit, I rarely comment on such videos as usually it's not explained as well as this was. I honestly feel like I could have a fair shot at making a fish basket now. Great camera work and awesome explanations. Thanks!

[@sosteve9113]

ROY ENGLISH agreed

[@treygrubbs2550]

That basket is not only a tool, it's a work of art. Beautiful!

[@TheShadowShogun]

I discovered you channel today and I am watching your videos since 2 or 3 hours... I don't remember how long as I am mesmerized. I watched plenty of survival and primitive technology videos but you definitely go into my TOP 2. Please continue !!

[@Itsprincesweets]

Deniz you have to stop drinking the crash was 20 years ago, you have to forgive yourself

[@rogerjones9453]

He crushes everybody that I've seen yet.

[@deezzimississippi3280]

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[@TexterEX]

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[@Cyproduction]

In a survival situation this is very valuable because you just place it in the water and you can focus on other things. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, this is one of the best fish trap weaving vids out there. Keep up the good work 👍

[@dannysanders9338]

Very very good. Can't stop watching. Always said fish traps are the most effective tool in a bushcraft arsenal.

[@tomhardy2866]

I choose a topic that I want to learn about and then watch quite a few videos on that subject. This is quite easily the best fish trap, and the best composed & choreographed video i have seen on the subject. I really am quite impressed with this video. Concise, to the point, no yammering on about non-essential topics, no stuttering... just a well constructed video. You have my admiration for this truly excellent production. I have very seldom seen an instructional vid so well constructed as this one has been.

[@wildsurvivalskills]

Thanks tom!

[@jeffrey7012]

They taught basket weaving at Cub Scout Camp; I just thought it was a stupid craft. This video and his other videos show how important it is to survival. This dude is awesome!

[@jeffluker1895]

Absolutely fantastic work as usual. The small details you include are invaluable. Thank you.

[@RecipeToAnarchy]

Awesome video! For a survival situation this would be amazing. If you’re near a body of water this would be one of your top priorities, set up sapling spring fish traps for the first day after you have shelter and fire to clean your water, hope for fish on the spring traps and spend the day making a quality basket trap and catch fish almost every day with it, giving you more time to make a few more and once your food is secure it would take very little effort you just check them morning and night.

[@thunderstorm1429]

Bro Why you stopped Uploading... Need more Videos You do a Great job Brother Love from India

[@elishaanderson8856]

"we're gonna stick the stick inside the stick''

[@ansonmulvey6595]

That doesn’t sound PG

[@youngpark8805]

Stick inception

[@P4id]

Thanks Tom, this is the best how to fish basket weave we have seen, and my son and I are just about to make one. So thanks again.

[@lm2193]

nice done, clear instruction and artistic way to record the moments.

[@Sabbathissaturday]

I don’t know which is most beautiful? The man, dog or basket!!

[@timsummers870]

Artful, creative, and extremely efficient. Excellent!

[@bushandforge5065]

Excellent trap. It works perfectly. Thanks for your time showing us your knowledges. Great channel friend

[@Darkruins12]

Those fishes are paid actors

[@motherofdragonzz1233]

He probably put food in there to encourage them to go in

[@brennan3435]

You know how you know your super wrong is that you don't even know the plural for fish

[@topphenomena9207]

then you're good director

[@zanderburbidge7676]

Lol

[@Wibblyy]

Well, yes there is. You would refer to different species of fish, as 'fishes'.

[@barbaramorton-winters9462]

I have been binge watching your skills for hours. This has always been my dream since I read Paulsen novels to my grade 6 students.

[@pby1000]

Great video, and great craftsmanship.

[@jt659]

That basket is art. I was expecting the usual quick thrown together number

[@api1859]

Your patience building that fishtrap is adorable. Hours of work. How do you keep your thougts calm while weaving? I guess I'd sing "NANA NANA nAnA NANA Fishtrap" all the time.. ;)

[@jeffreystelpstra2297]

Brilliant, I have not built a fish trap since I left the island of Guam! Great survival skills !

[@eunicecheow2080]

Great videos u made! I don't watch lengthy n boring videos but yours are great and very informative! 👍🏽

[@ESCAdventure]

Glad to see a new video from you. Thanks.

[@joshuavanhelsdingen1102]

I love that shot from inside the basket

[@ReadyGooRay]

Best Survival Channel!!

[@deanframe9095]

Awsome amazingly talented teacher!

[@iLikeMyOwnPosts]

Thanks for providing all of this great stuff.

[@Lifesongadventuressurvivalcamp]

Passive fishing techniques. And basketry skills. Great combination.

[@absurvival4801]

Awesome video! love how you actually show it in action, keep up the good work :)

[@antiqAtqueIterum]

not only that stuff you make works great it also looks great. it would say we are dealing here with some masterclass skills.

[@MARS72JJ]

When I saw Tom's haircut and heard his voice I thought he was a bit soft. Turns out he is one of the hardest and most knowledgeable survivalists out there. In fact, I can't think of anyone off the top of my head who is quite on his level.

[@christwist8455]

Both of those things shouldn't be an indicator of how tough a person is, or how they act entirely.

[@TJackSurvival]

Excellent skills matched by excellent videography

[@umberceri1441]

Tom this is absolutely fascinating ~ thank you! And by the way you are a totally cool guy!

[@lirnerpublishingnotes]

Really cool idea, and yes, when in a survival situation every thing counts, well done,

[@sirraosiris6143]

You're quite the resourceful and intelligent person

[@DKT37]

Brilliant thanks for sharing from Alberta Canada x

[@eddiestarnater5239]

WELL DONE !! Go Pro cam was AWESOME !!

[@wildsurvivalskills]

+Eddie Starnater Thanks man, I was so stoked it worked out as the GP would only last for a few hours...., stupidly I put the bait around the gopro so there were a few times that one fish would block the lens when the other fish entered...live and learn.

[@SurvivalSherpa]

Awesome footage with the goPro! I used river cane for a trap recently but not as aesthetically pleasing as yours. Great video and tutorial, Tom!

[@l.z.6553]

Keep it up the videos are real informative!!! also seems like you are living a really entertaining life

[@bq7227]

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.

[@NorwegianWoods]

Superb video! The fish trap looks great. It was cool to see the inside of the trap in action :) Thaks for sharing - Martin

[@hubolds1946]

Great photography Tom!

[@BeeDubyah723]

In this video, we see that his shoes make a guest a appearance. Great videos man! Love it.

[@aurelvlaicu2717]

You're a true survivor

[@DirtTimeAdventures]

Awesome seeing a new video. Also, great footage.

[@Adam-nt6qe]

Basket turned out nice.

[@cetanlutah]

Tremendous information. Thank you so much.

[@esaabdullah2710]

Love your videos Tom. Hope you’re doing well!!!

[@xin3m1nuhon]

wow, you have skills sir, i enjoy all your vids. i hope you have more videos come out soon.

[@jsmc84]

great video you got skills bro

[@chuckbodnar5756]

Excellent video demo...CB

[@MrTatts64]

Really enjoyed this, thanks Tom. Definitely going to earn a lot more out of this than you put into it energy and time wise!

[@jalissaf3928]

pretty amazimg. ive learned so much in this video. keep it up.

[@OmegasParadox]

Well made and classy video. Subbed.

[@cherylhubble9282]

Great ideas. Thanks for the info.

[@bonsaitreehouse5534]

That was awesome Tom.

[@engin_senli]

What a great catch at the end... WOW!

[@bahrisean9116]

In my place. People make it just like that. Some bigger, some smaller, depend to what size of fish you wanna catch. I placed 7 - 13 small trap in the river when i was child. Its wonderful experience.

[@autumn007]

Love this video! So cool.

[@christopherpoole3585]

Excellent video my young friend, well done ! regards, Chris.

[@daveb5276]

Tom Thank You for Your teachings! outstanding topics and outstanding presentation.

[@markstr8309]

really nice trap

[@rjohnson2916]

Folks in my neck of the woods used to put a hollow log in a creek with one end stopped up and the other end narrowed down. They'd check it every day and catch a lot of fish, because fish are curious and seem to like hanging out in dark holes. No bait needed.

[@paoemantega8793]

Another excellent video - keep up the good work :)

[@UglyTent]

Awesome video! Love the GoPro in the basket to see what actually happens. atb, Kenny D

[@dawna8695]

Great video And background beats: )

[@FMA10901]

What a great video! I want to go out and make one right now but I’ve still got another 2-3 months of winter left!

[@jameseason4088]

Well done!

[@kobrabushcraft536]

very nice tutorial

[@berrypoundz7879]

great channel dude

[@PopsShack]

That's a nice haul of fish!

[@robertkoontz7865]

Interesting how the fish hug the sides, Great Vid & knowledge. You could sell that basket for big $$

[@ryanpedersen5722]

This guy is awesome wish he made more videos

[@TheBigC942]

Great video keep it up

[@borisjuniorsepat9458]

jako pametno,svaka cast

[@rogerjones9453]

Great video, thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge with us. Those beats were ill too btw.

[@john1972goh]

very good video

[@davidstarr6604]

My phone would not work right on your reply that sent me to a website that locked me up. But thank you for posting another way of making a crawdad trap. Cannot wait to try the different ways I now know to catch them things

[@jorgere1]

thank you soo much my friend, thanks for share.

[@GatorLife57]

Great job ! Thumbs up. ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE

[@aubreylorentz]

Dude, your videos are amazing! Thank you so much for sharing! Now, I have hours more of watching to do! Lol

[@yliyahhawkins9928]

Nice video....great job...and fish got to live.....for now right...!

[@zfzhang5532]

Amazing skills, like your videos :)

[@PresenceOfMindPisces]

I don't fish unless its something like this for food! I enjoy watching people catching and eating food.

[@WayneTheSeine]

Great trap and awesome weaving. I just discovered your channel and do hope you will do some more. I have noticed it has been some time since your last one. I hope you have not moved on to something else with no intention of continuing these survival videos as they are awesome.

[@CougarClan]

Nice job Tom!! Great video!! :))

[@wildsurvivalskills]

+Earth School Thanks Richard!! Glad you liked it!

[@mikevargas809]

what a great vid!

[@jamesthomson13]

Cute dog

[@evil1knight]

awesome great video!

[@jeffaira5446]

Why is there a single dislike? This video is perfect

[@wannabee9356]

great video, thx !!!!!

[@fredflintstone6163]

Nice video

[@matlock12c]

THIS GUY, KNOWS WHAT HES TALKIN ABOUT 100% AND HE CAN WALK IT JUST AS WELL...

[@pelementmaker]

this is the coolest thing ive ever seen, definitly trying this, if i can find some willow shoots! :D

[@RoseOnyxWolf]

The early stages of that would make a beautiful decorative basket you know.

[@ronbrown8611]

this guy is amazing damn

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

The best fish trap video iv seen. Great catch too. You didn't use bait and got a catch first day!! Your awesome lol. Iv been practacing these over the past year myself. Making mine from bramble vines in a simular weave, but iv found there only effective after they've been set for a week or so. Thanks for sharing.

[@wildsurvivalskills]

+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Hey, thanks, cool you've been experimenting with it. I did have some bait at the back, thats why they are always crammed around the GoPro, admittedly I did 4 days in that pond using boiled eggs and then liver pieces seemed to work best.

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

+Tom Mcelroy-Wild Survival Nice one. I'll give them baits a go. The Willow shoots are a good idea. Much easier than de-thorning all the bramble vines iv been using. Thanks Tom, crackin video. Andy

[@wildsurvivalskills]

+Clan Gunn Bushcraft Thanks man, Im gonna try other fish and streams, hard around here to do this legally though :) If you get any video or pics of the ones that are working for you I'd love to see them.

[@ClanGunnBushcraft]

+Tom Mcelroy-Wild Survival Thanks Tom, I will do buddy. That's it, when we haven't got anyone to learn this primitive stuff from, it's all just trial and error. For me... Mainly error lol. Iv shown practacing weaving baskets and a couple of fish traps in a few of my wild camp videos, (more recent ones) but Iv only in last few months been getting results from them. I'm getting alot of catfish with dog meat. And seem to get crayfish and small crabs with chopped onion. I want trout, so maybe the chicken liver will draw em in? I weaved and set five new baskets about three weeks ago. Went back a week later to add the funnels and someone had stolen all five 😠 A more secluded spot for next time I think. Cheers bud