08 SEA FISH; 



attached to the foot or lead rope as close to the bank 

 as possible, the other point of the enclosure being 

 reached, another stone is in like manner let go, 

 attached as the other was to the foot rope, taking care 

 that it is dropped as much shoreward as possible. The 

 boat should now be rowed backwards and forwards, 

 and as much splashing and disturbance as possible 

 made to drive the fish into the net ; when this object 

 is supposed to be attained, the net should be taken 

 up. This operation requires some little care : one man 

 takes the cork line, and another the leads, and by 

 keeping the latter well up, the net will be well 

 bunted, and all the small fish, particularly the ground 

 ones, will be taken. Great varieties of fish are some- 

 times taken in this way. These nets should be 

 occasionally barked, and frequently thoroughly dried 

 on a grass field, or line erected for the purpose ; and 

 before closing my remarks on nets, I would strongly 

 advise my readers to look on mice and rats as the 

 worst living enemies to nets when stowed away, as 

 with their sharp teeth the twine is cut through as 

 with shears, and converted into warm, comfortable 

 nests for their sharp-nosed progeny. 



The Trammel, 



For the use of a family residing near the sea, a 

 yacht's crew, or ship's company, is perhaps the most 

 profitable net which can be kept. It is easily handled, 



