FISHES. 



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Fishing boats off St. Alb.in's Head. 



Stake nels are used only where the tide is incessantly flowing and ebbing, and are confined within the 

 oounds of low water mark, not being adapted to channel or stream. 2nd. The coble nets are suited to a 

 higher portion of the stream, as the. stake nets are adapted to its mouth. Where the banks are not far 

 apart and in the pools, which are the Salmon's favorite resorts, these nets are used with much effect. They 

 are, however, liable to some objections, that is dragging over and disturbing the spawning beds, and bruising 

 the fish taken. 3rd. Spearing, is performed as follows. A dyke of loose stones is constructed in the river, 

 which serves to direct the fish coming up the stream, to the channel nearest the bank. At the rmd of this 

 dyke is a hut, built of tree branches, wherein the fisherman awaits the approach of the Salmon, which he 

 strikes with a five-pronged instrument. 4th. Angling may serve to supply the angler with table luxuries, 

 but may be deemed rather a mode of recreation, than a means of livelihood. It is extensively pursued on 

 the banks of productive Salmon streams, and on the Tweed, for example seventy or eighty persons may be 

 seen thus engaged within the space of half a mile. April and May are, in Great Britain, the permitted 

 -seasons for angling. There are different methods of taking these fish, but our limits will only admit the above. 



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Group of fish. 



Flying fish. 



