Sicklefin redhorse becomes a fish worth saving
Story Date: 2/29/2016

 

Source: ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES, 2/27/16

Along the creeks and rivers of Western North Carolina, the Cherokee once had a particular way of capturing sicklefin redhorse.
Large stone weirs — a V-shaped alignment of rocks and boulders — were placed in the water adjacent settlements.

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