Love Me, I&#39;m a Lamprey Carl Wilson, a Yurok, enjoys a brew while lamprey fishing. He says he&rsquo;s been eeling for about 40 years. He and his kids also used to go eeling on the Eel River where &ldquo;the eels would suck their way up the walls&rdquo; at the Benbow Dam. Photo by Heidi Walters