30 
haul taken in 1892 (November) was 3929, in September, 
1893, 14892 were taken in one haul, and now in December 
the largest haul is 20,889. 
We give next a comparison between these takes on the 
Blackpool ground and the corresponding takes in More- 
cambe Bay, in the estuary of the Mersey, and in the 
Ribble estuary, which shows the greater numbers present 
on the Blackpool ground, especially in autumn and winter. 
As in the preceding list, each entry is the average of a 
number of hauls. The column Morecambe Bay includes, 
Grange Channel, Heysham Lake, River Keer, and River 
Lune. The column River Mersey includes the Rock 
Channel and the Horse Channel. The column Ribble 
includes the Gut Channel. In the Morecambe district 
there seems to be fewest fish in the winter and spring 
months, December to May; and in the Mersey fewest in 
April and May. In the Ribble, as at Blackpool, the 
greatest hauls are taken late in the year, in September, 
October and November. 
1892. Blackpool. Morecambe B. R. Mersey. Ribble. 
Aug. 270 719 — — 
Sept. 712 577 = 823 
Oct. 1658 828 1176 942 
Nov. 1984 524 814 1527 
Dec. 2471 275 471 122 
Jan. 134 124 — 82 
Feb. 1199 119 608 207 
March 636 61 665 313 
April 302 92 247 oe 
May 101 238 171 = 
June ‘ 122 514 1409 153 
July 85 1084 = 43 
Aug. 437° 1160 2538 — 
Sept. 14892 555 1513 ee 
Oct. _ 921 733 604 
Nov. 2536 449 729 = 
Dec. 13055 216 592 = 
