Hi Hacksaw,

Spearing fish in a survival situation is a very time/site specific activity. For about a one month period in the spring where I live, if you go to the right places you could spear pails full of fish, with very little effort.

As was posted eartlier, your best bet for survival fishing is proabally baited set-lines, a trot line, a fish trap or a gill/roll net because they work without you having to tend them or expending your limited energy.

If a method is illegal for sportfishing that is usually because it is too effective and therefore an excellent method to use in a true survival situation.

Mike