![]() ![]() The cultures of the prehistoric coast of Washington stayed at coastal fishing camps near the mouth of Hoko River and caught halibut. The Tsimshian fished in May when they were camped at special seaweed camps where they stayed to gather and dry seaweed. The Nootka fishermen left early in the morning so they could be “on the banks at dawn before the wind came up”. ![]() The Nootka of Vancouver Island found off-shore halibut banks by using landmarks such as mountain peaks. The men would go to the halibut banks where many of them had their favorite spots, which they located using individual landmarks. Some of the Northern and Central Nootka journeyed to villages on the outer beaches and set up halibut fishing camps there. The Tlingit caught them on the outer coast and in Cross Sound and Chatham Strait. The Puget Sound culture caught the fish in the Upper Sound waters. These sites could be owned by a Makah headman and his family. The Makah caught them on the halibut banks off Cape Flattery. The People of Port Simpson (Tsimshian) caught them all year-round in channels and strong tide eddies. The Coast Tsimshian caught them in the deep seas off the Islands of Porcher, Dundas and Banks. The fishing tribes on either side of Juan de Fuca Strait “drove away any other tribes which had not been accustomed to fish on the halibut banks”. The Nootka Aht caught them near shore and a few miles off land from March through June. The Makah, Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Haida caught them off the banks of Washington and in Dixon’s Entrance, north of the Queen Charlotte Islands. They were usually caught at off shore halibut banks. Halibut are reported to have been caught most commonly during the milder months of spring and summer and sometimes fall, however, the fish were available most of the year in some regions. Archeological remains identifying human use found flatfish from Oregon to Alaska. ![]() Sole (Rock, Dover, and English Sole) Flatfish GeneralĪs large, delicious, and highly nutritious fish that dwell on the ocean floor, flatfish like halibut and flounder are highly valued food fish of coastal cultures specialized in open-water ocean fishing. ![]()
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