Wetlands Nature Area

Eel Walls

Up until the early part of the 20th century, V-shaped stone walls or weirs in the Susquehanna, which pointed down river, were used to catch eels. Eels moving toward the sea on their migration would enter the two-foot-high walls and be directed to the point of the "V" where they would be trapped. Eel suppers were once popular at local churches and fire halls. The walls are now only visible when the water level is low, usually in the late summer and early fall.

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