Lobster Trap Art

Enjoy our unique lobster trap art! The frames are made from real lobster trap wood that was used to harvest lobsters in the Florida Keys. After 5 or so seasons of using these traps, the hardware that holds them together starts to rust, and the lobstermen can no longer use them. The older traps are taken, broken down and the weathered wood is used to make the frames you see below. The original staples, nails, and other fasteners are left in the wood to keep it looking the same as when used as a working trap.

The black rope that is sometimes added onto the frames is the actual pull rope that is tied to the bouys you see in the waters thoughout the keys. The rope with the rings at each end is what is tied to the trap itself and is called the “bridle”.

All the barnacles, rust, crustaceans, and character on the wood is natural. Sometimes shells are added for more decoration and all of these are native to the Florida Keys waters. On some of the larger frames the actual “lobster tag” is present that is required by the State of Florida to be on each trap that is placed in the water.