Angling Eels readily take bait, often that intended for other species. Can provide good fun on light tackle. Not generally deliberately fished for by freshwater anglers and often despised for their snake like appearance and heavy slime coating. On the table If caught in clear water, eels provide good eating. Generally prepared by skinning and cutting into suitable lengths.
Smoked eel is delicious.
In the aquarium Eels make interesting pets, but some individuals can be terrible escapologists. Easy to feed, eels will take a wide variety of food, such as fish strips and live shrimp, yabbies and aquatic insects.