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fishery weirs placed across a salmon river, which shall be 

 one-tenth of the width of the stream, and at no time less 

 than three feet wide. There is an exception to this, in case 

 of any fishery weir held by charter in a. river where the 

 breadth does not exceed forty feet, and in such the weekly 

 close season shall be extended twenty-four hours. No 

 person can obstruct this free pass by any means, nor can 

 it be fished from with rod and line or any other engine. 



Leads constitute all descriptions of sinkers used on 

 various tackles and traces, such as jr,ck leads, ledger leads, 

 paternoster leads, drilled and split shot, &c. 



Leap is that portion of a salmon river where an obstruc- 

 tion occurs, either naturally or artificially, and as there 

 often is a space of five to six feet over which the salmon 

 have to jump, it is usually called "the leap." 



Ledger Line or Tackle is principally used for 

 barbel fishing, and may be described as follows: A lead 

 bullet is drilled through the centre ; through this a strong 

 gut line is passed, to the end of which the hook is attached. 

 About twenty inches above the hook a shot or small lead is 

 fastened to prevent the bullet getting any closer to the hook. 

 The hook is baited with a worm or gentles and thrown into 

 the water where the fish have been coaxed by ground 

 bailing to assemble. The bullet rests on the bottom, and 

 the gut lies along invisible ; the line is kept taut, but 

 without lifting the bullet. The moment a fish bites, the 

 angler will have notice, when he may strike, or he may 

 allow the jigging motion of the line to go on for a little 

 before he strikes, as the barbel are apt to nibble without 

 wholly taking the bait. The angler, when he does strike, 

 must do it pretty heavily, as he has the bullet to lift as 



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