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The chief Salmon- fisheries are along the 

 coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 

 The fishing begins about the first of January, 

 and ends the eleventh of August ; it is per- 

 formed with nets, in places where the rivers 

 empty themselves into the sea, and along the 

 sea-coast thereabouts, because these fish are 

 seen to crowd thither from all parts in search 

 of fresh water : they also fish for them high- 

 er up in the rivers, sometimes with nets, 

 and sometimes with locks, or weirs, made 

 for that purpose with gates, w r hich are so 

 contrived, that the fish in passing up the ri- 

 ver can open them with their heads, but they 

 are no sooner entered than the gate claps to 

 and prevents their return ; thus the Salmon 

 are inclosed as in a reservoir, from whence it 

 is easy to take them with a click-hook. 



In some rivers in Scotland they fish for 

 Salmon in the night-time, by the light of tor- 

 ches or kindled straw, which the fish mistak- 

 ing for day-light, make towards and are 

 struck with the spear, or click-hook : it is 

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