Best Fishing Techniques That Can Provide You With Long-term Survival

Fish are a nearly perfect source of nutrition and in a long-term (or even a short-term) survival situation, they are not that difficult to obtain. First of all, dispel all notions that this article might have some cuddly or eco-conscious feel to it. While I can respect, and will normally do my best, to adhere to ecological best practices and animal preservation techniques, this is a SURVIVAL article, highlighting techniques that can net (no pun intended) you a healthy supply of fish to save your life. Some of these techniques are a bit rougher than normal techniques, so please bear this in mind.  The act of survival should trump the local game laws anytime, whether you are trying to get back to civilization after being lost, or bugging out because of the breakdown in civilization.

First, you need a water source. A stream or river is the most desirable, and you will need to think like a fish to get the most out of this information. Your primary goal is to collect fish and keep them alive so you don’t waste energy unnecessarily.  It’s likely that you will be best served along a river while looking for a way out of a desperate situation. Water attracts people, and rivers have water. Generally speaking, follow the river to civilization. While you trek however, you need food, so begin making the preparations to catch some.

Unfortunately, if you didn’t pay heed to the last article in this series (which told you to pack a few items in an Altoids can or a small weather-resistant container, including several fish hooks and a good quantity of fishing line), then life just got a little tougher for you.  If you did, your life was just made easier as you can find some simple ways to catch good quantities of fish.  Even if you didn’t pack these things, hopefully you packed a knife—it’s probably the single best thing to have with you at all times while traveling in the backcountry.

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