132 FISH CULTURE. 



the midst of each is tied a small piece of liver. The 

 fisherman walks along the bank of the stream, and 

 drops a net thus baited into every available spot. 

 The iron ring carries the net to the bottom, where it 

 remains. Having deposited all his nets, he then 

 returns to the first one which he dropped in, and, by 

 means of a string pegged to the bank, he suddenly 

 hauls it up to the surface, and usually finds two or 

 three crayfish attracted by the liver. Having taken 

 them, he replaces the net in some equally desirable 

 spot, and goes on to the next one ; returning, after an 

 interval, to haul them all over again. In this way, 

 several dozens of this little fish may be taken in a 

 short time. 



There is little difficulty in transplanting this fish, 1 

 as they can be taken when full of spawn, in June or 

 July, and can be carried alive to any distance, with 

 little trouble ; and if the stream they are conveyed to 

 suits them, they will soon increase and multiply to 

 almost any extent. Rivers which are not too rapid, 

 and with overhanging banks and marly (not muddy) 

 bottoms, suit them best. They may easily be kept in 

 stews, but will then require regular feeding. Indeed, 



1 A large quantity of them have been transplanted by the Accli- 

 matization Society of Great Britain to the Marquis of Breadal- 

 bane's streams. 



