228 THE TROUT 



TRAVELLING 



The conveyance of live trout even to considerable 

 distances is not now the risky and difficult matter 

 which it was once thought to be. Indeed it is 

 nowadays quite the exception for any loss to occur 

 in transit even on a very long train journey, so well 

 are the conditions of successful travelling understood. 



Before being despatched the fish must undergo 

 a course of preparation for the journey. Accordingly 

 they are captured by means of a net made of coarsely 

 woven peach-netting. This fabric is admirably 

 adapted to the present purpose ; it is soft and pliant 

 and contains no harsh chafing knots, nor are there 

 any entangling meshes in which the gill covers of the 

 fish can sustain injury. 



The shape of the net and the size of it will de- 

 pend on the shape and size of the pond. In the case 

 of some very small ponds a dip net may be found 

 sufficient. This net resembles a very large two- 

 handed landing-net with a rectangular fixed iron frame. 

 The illustration facing p. 230 will assist you to imagine 

 an implement which, although it would hardly form an 

 acceptable addition to the outfit of the gentle angler, 

 is no less indispensable to the breeder than is his crook 

 to the shepherd. But a drag-net or seine is generally 



