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Fishing For Eels
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Eels normally live in rocky areas as
they hide from predators. Eels feed under the cover of darkness during
the night time and they spend the day hiding in muddy pools. Eels will
eat a wide variety such as frogs, crabs, insects, worms and small birds
if available. Eels have an extraordinary life cycle. They breed in the
salt water out at sea and then move into the river when they are older.
Males will stay at the mouth of the river while females swim upstream.
Eels
have been known to scale dam walls and climb waterfalls. When fully
grown, eels will store body fat before returning to the sea to return
to the place they were born. After spawning the eel will die.
Eels are hardy freshwater species and this has ensured that their
population levels have remained steady throughout the years.
Eel
Profiles
For more information on the eel species such as length, weight,
pictures, descriptions, and fishing strategy click on the species name
below:
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