JUST HOW THE FISH ARE CAUGHT 75 



freeze these is to half fill a barrel with broken ice, 

 salt and herrings, and then roll it well over and 

 over. Thus a constant supply of bait at known 

 places might be maintained in fixed ice houses; a 

 much needed arrangement, for much time and money 

 is lost by the uncertain supply of bait. Launce or 

 sand eels have often to be used, but can only be 

 taken on sandy bottoms, perhaps miles from a fish- 

 ing station. Then several crews club together, and 

 lend men in turns to row the bait skiff as many as 

 twenty-four miles, sharing up the bait when it 

 arrives. Occasionally they pay shares for a small 

 launch to keep up a regular supply. White fish, a 

 small fish taken in surface seines, are occasionally 

 used, and also sometimes whelks. 



