110 FISHING IN AUTUMN AND WINTER. 



the pole, by means of one of the cords, and taken up through 

 the hole, which should be kept open. After removing the 

 fish, the net is dropped back into the water and spread out 

 along the pole again by means of the other cord. Some 

 fishers prefer to swing their nets on a rope without any pole. 

 In this case holes should be cut through the ice, six or eight 

 feet apart, along the line of the net, and the rope brought up 

 and passed over sticks laid across the holes. The net should 

 also be arranged with cords, so that it can be examined through 

 the middle hole, by drawing it from each end of the rope to 

 that point. 



