To Preserve Spawn. 41 



known centuries ago. I should like to 

 see the following instructions printed and 

 exhibited on the walls of all angling clubs. 



To PRESERVE SPAWN IN SPAWNING 

 TIME. 



" A chiefe way to save spawne of fish, 

 in March, Aprill, and May, is thus : Ye 

 shall make fagots of wheate, or rie strawe, 

 all whole strawe not bruised, or of reede. 

 Bind these faggots together with three 

 bondes, and all about thereon sticke of 

 young branches of willowe. Then cast 

 them in the water among weedes, or by 

 the bankes, and put in each faggot two 

 good long stakes, driven fast to the 

 ground, and let your fagots lie covered 

 in the water halfe a yeard or more. So 

 the fish will come and shed their spawne 

 thereon, and then it will quicken therein, 

 so that no other fish can come to destroy 

 or eate it, and as they waxe quicke they 

 will come forth and save themselues. 



"Thus much for the preserving of 

 spawne in the spring and spawning time : 

 this is a good practise to preserve the 

 spawne of all scaled fish. 



" These faggots ye may make and lay 

 in all rivers, poundes, or standing waters. 

 Your fagots had neede to be a yeard and 



