Fishing.—­Mention has already been made of the capture of fish by the children.  Older people likewise devote some time to fishing, but not to the extent of making it an occupation.  Nearly every family has a collection of traps and lines, and at times quite a number of fish and eels are secured.

The common trap is shown in Fig. 13, No. 1.  The entrance is made of sharp bamboo splints, which converge toward a small hole opening into the trap proper.  The device is then placed in the water in such a way that fish coming downstream will be diverted into the opening.  The current and the natural inclination of the fish to go into a dark hiding-place causes them to force their way into the trap, and once in they cannot emerge.  The water escapes through the bamboo slits, but the fish can only be released by opening the small end of the trap.

Many of the women carry baskets attached to the belt at the hip.  The tops of these baskets have funnel-shaped openings, and are immediately available for use as traps, if a good catch is in prospect (Fig. 13, No. 2).  These are usually employed for shrimps and minnows.  Eels are caught in long, round traps of rattan and bamboo.  A frog is fastened in the far end of the tube, usually with a fish-hook.  This is attached to a rattan spring, which is connected with the door of the trap.  The eel enters and seizes the frog, but as it starts to back out, it releases the bent rattan, and the door is pulled shut.

Small hand nets, spread apart by means of sticks held in the hands, are used by women in scooping up small fish.  Ordinarily, it is scooped away from the body, but if a fish takes refuge under a rock, the net is placed under the opposite side, and the stone is turned over with the foot.

The most effective fishing-device is a large throw net made cornucopia shape.  The large net is open and weighted with many sinkers of lead.  The man throws the net with a full arm sweeping motion, so that it spreads to its full extent, and all the sinkers strike the water at the same time.  The splash causes all the fish inside the circle to dart inward, and as it sinks, the net settles over them.  The fisherman draws in the cord attached to the small end, causing the sinkers to drag along to the bottom until directly beneath him, when their weight closes the net.  It requires much skill and practice to throw this net properly, but once the art is mastered, the fisherman is very successful.

Blanket fishing similar to that in use by the neighboring Igorot is found here.  A large blanket is weighed down with stones, and is placed in the river.  After one or two hours have elapsed, a number of men form a wide circle around it.  Often they drag between them a rope to which many corn husks are attached.  As they advance toward the blanket, they turn the larger stones with their feet so that any fish hiding beneath them will be frightened away.  The circle of men and corn husks causes the fish to go toward