Instead of catching fish with a hook and fishing line, fish gigging involves fishermen catching them with a multi-pronged pole called a gig. This annual tournament of gigging for sucker fish species ...

The river is on fire, lit with 4,000 watts of spotlight bolted to the bow. I watch the men on the front deck, a pair of silhouettes against a river that glows green, blue, and yellow, like a witch’s ...

What do gigging for fish and Marshallese outrigger canoeing have in common? The narrative session “Boats Across Traditions” at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival took this answer beyond the ...

Fish gigging is a deeply rooted tradition in parts of Northeastern Oklahoma, where on any given night the creek banks just outside of Jay are packed with people and filled with laughter. “It’s fun for ...