Platform Fishing at Celilio Falls
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This is an example of the type of platform fishing done at the Spokane Falls. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Salmon and the Spokane Falls
Salmon and the Spokane Falls
For thousands of years, American Indians gathered here at the base of Spokane Falls to fish for salmon. In June of each year, giant 60 to 80 pound Chinook would make it to the Spokane River. Though the falls were in Spokane Indian Territory, this…