Hunting and Fishing

 "The method pursued in this occupation [hunting deer] was as follows: Two or three hundred Indians would assemble and surround with many fires some spot frequented by the deer. Then several Indians would be placed between every two fires, and the deer being driven by others would in their efforts to avoid the fires run into the greater danger of the hunters, who would fill them with arrows. "  Source: foot note in Narratives of Early Virginia, 1907

The next day the Queene of Agamatack kindely intreated us, her people being no lesse contented then the rest, and from thence we went to another place (the name whereof I do not remember) where the people shewed us the manner of their diving for Mussels, in which they finde Pearles.  [ Source: John Smith's True Relation - writing about an event 1 week after the landing on May 14, 1607 ] 

Mussels were very valuable, not only for food, but for pearls AND as cutting instruments. 

 The picture below is worth several thousand words.  Briefly, the natives used their canoes extensively and might build a fire in the canoe to cook dinner.   They fished with spears and traps as depicted.   Last but not least, there appears to be a lot of fish.. From the Proceedings of the Virginia company, we have "Some Otters, Beavers,Martins, Luswarts, and sables we found and, in diverse places,
that abundance of fish lying so thicke with their heads above the water, as for want of nets (our barge driving amongst them) we attempted to catch them with a frying pan ; but we found it a bad instrument to catch fish with."

Interestingly at the Jamestown museum, in one of the outdoor exhibits is the hands on building of a dug out canoe, exactly as the natives would have done it:  using fire to soften the wood and seashells to  dig out the softened wood.  The canoes were very heavy and stable in the water.

 Watercolor drawing "Indians Fishing" by John White (created 1585-1586). Licensed by the Trustees of the British Museum. ©Copyright the British Museum.