The eel never had so staunch an admirer as Ray Turner. Turner described a process of stacking rocks to build a V-shaped weir across the width of the East Branch, and constructing a five-foot-wide by 50-foot-long wooden fish trap at the downstream point of the “V”, where the fish are caught in slated boxes and hauled in. As a child, Turner would go with his father to catch eels on the Delaware River. Native Americans who lived along this river did it, … Shot in two days and produced with a combination of stills and video. Ray Turner) is, he's exactly what you think.For a business without a website or even permanent hours, Ray has managed to make quite a name for himself. Purchase Population exhibition prints and catalogs and inquire about original artwork by the artist. Turner’s big haul as many as 1,500 to 2,000 eels in two nights usually occurs in mid- to late-September. Ray Turner's Delaware Delicacies 420 Rhodes Rd Hancock, NY 13783 607.637.4443 Ray Turner, who runs Delaware Delicacies, is an eel expert; and his smoked eel is delicious. Official website of California artist Ray Turner. eel•water•rock•man from Orion Magazine on Vimeo.. What led you to Ray Turner? Luckily for us, Ray's place, the Delaware Delicatessen … “The codgers around here will tell you that their grandfathers used to do it,” he says. Featured on National Geographic's docu-reality show "Filthy Riches," Ray Turner, eel fisherman, owns and operates this unique smoke house and purveyor of fine smoked products featuring eel, salmon, trout, shrimp, duck and hens (seasonal) and other fine products. Booklist. We’ll stop supporting this browser soon. We met Ray Turner through writer and artist, James Prosek. Ask your average North American: eels, those slimy snakelike creatures, are generally held in poor regard. A short film on east coast eel fisherman, Ray Turner. If you're wondering who the "Eel Man" (a.k.a. He's been featured on PBS and National Geographic's Filthy Riches, and most importantly, Bourdain profiled him for the Travel Channel. “It’s an old, old art. This outpost in the woods of the Delaware Water Gap also has smoked meats, shrimp, and other fish available for sale. Cast. by Ronald Ray Turner "History Not Shared is History Lost" T. F. Coleman House ca.1905 - City of Manassas • Home • Cemeteries • Sites & Structures • Published Works • African American Records • Images • Stores & More • Misc. For the best experience please update your browser. Premiered at Mountainfilm in 2011, broadcast… Ray Turner (eel fisherman)Billy Taylor, Caleb Taylor & Levi Monroe (ginseng hunters)Jim Campbell & Andy Johns (bloodworm diggers)Greg Dahl & Albert "Al" DeSilva (burl hunters)Chris Matherly & Levena Holmes (mushroom hunters)Premise. The tale of Ray Turner, a man who still fishes for eels the traditional way with a hand-built weir, is at the heart of the book, tying the mythology, the mystery, and the commerce of eels together into his story.