Running Trap Lines In A Pirogue

In the Bayou country of Louisiana, Frenchmen made a living by hunting, trapping, and fishing. The low country of the State was full of small streams, lakes, ponds, bayous, and oxbows. This situation required a craft that would float in shallow water..................the pirogue was the answer. It's a lot like a canoe, but less stable. Trap lines ran as far or as short as the trapper thought necessary. They trapped beaver, racoon, nutria, muskrat, and many other fur bearing animals. Fishing from a pirogue was great. You could get into the most shallow water to catch bass, bream, crappie, and catfish. Yesireeeee, the pirogue was the craft of choice........still is!