430 FISHES CHAP. XVI 
for food, either by nets or wicker traps. Formerly the Lampern 
was taken in enormous numbers in several British and Irish 
rivers, especially in the Severn from February to May, and in 
the Thames during May and June, but for various reasons the 
supply has much diminished in recent years. The Lampern 
makes excellent bait for Cod and Turbot, and for this purpose 
large numbers used to be taken in the Trent and Thames for 
despatch to Grimsby and other fishing ports." 
1 Day, Fishes of Great Britain and Ireland, Lond, ii, 1880-84, p. 360. 
