fyke
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- noun
- /faɪk/
- UK
- Fishermen often use a fyke to catch eels in shallow waters.
- fyke net
- fyke fishermen
Examples
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The other finfishing ports were Keyport, where fishermen used fyke nets, gill nets, and eel pots, and Highlands, where they used hand lines, fyke nets, and eel pots.
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Each fisherman obtained 50-100 pounds of fish a day from all his fykes.
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Net funnels aiming toward the head of the fyke were attached to each hoop.
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In much of the 1800s, the fyke net was the principal commercial finfishing gear used in the bay.
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Fyke nets were installed along the shores of Raritan Bay.
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After the mid-1950s, fyke netting disappeared because a scarcity of fish made it uneconomical.
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Fishermen installed fykes only in spring, beginning in March, and fall, but not in summer when fish remained in deeper water and the netting would become extremely "dirty" with the growth of various organisms.
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Fishermen tended fykes in rowboats called bateaux (Table 3).
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Three fishermen in Keyport and three in Port Monmouth-Belford had three to four fykes each; fishermen in Highlands had a few fykes along Sandy Hook.
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A net leader, about 12 m long and 1.7 m high, was positioned directly in front of the mouth, extending perpendicularly to the shore to intercept the fish, and two heart-shaped nets were positioned in front of the fyke's mouth, one on each side, to direct fish toward it.
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Etymology
Fyke comes from the Dutch word fuik, which means 'funnel' or 'trap' used for fish. So a fyke is a funnel-shaped net that holds and catches fish, especially eels.