FIGURE 4. SECTION OF TRAMMEL NET. TRAMMEL NETS ARE MADE BY HANGING 

 THREE WEBS TO A SINGLE TOP AND BOTTOM LINE. THERE ARE TWO WEBS OR 

 WALLS AND AN INSIDE WEB. THE OUTSIDE WEBS CONSIST OF LARGE MESHES, 8 

 TO 10 INCHES SQUARE. THE INSIDE WEB HAS SMALLER MESHES, DEPENDING ON 

 THE SIZE OF THE FISH TO BE CAUGHT. TRAMMEL NETS ARE FISHED BY SETTING 

 OR DRIFTING. WHEN SET, THE NET IS RUN AROUND A SCHOOL OF FISH, 

 LEAVING ONE END CLOSE TO SHORE AND RUNNING THE OTHER END OUT INTO DEEP 

 WATER AND AROUND THE SCHOOL. THE FISHERMEN THEN FRIGHTEN THE FISH 

 INTO THE NET. THE FISH GO THROUGH THE FIRST OUTSIDE MESH OR WALL, THEN 

 STRIKE THE INSIDE WEB, AND PUSH THROUGH THE OTHER OUTSIDE MESH, FORMING 

 A POCKET WHICH HOLDS THE FISH. WHEN NETS ARE DRIFTED, THEY FLOAT ALONG 

 WITH THE CURRENT AND FISH THAT ARE WORKING UPSTREAM HIT THE NET AND 

 POCKET. 



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