PACIFIC- SALMON DRIFT GILL NETTING 3 908801018 1287 



A description of drift gill nets and their use for taking Pacific salmon is 

 to be found in Fishery Leaflet 386, Pacific Salmon Drift Gill Netting . 



This 6-page illustrated publication includes a description of gill nets, and 

 the sizes and specifications of the net when used for salmon fishing on the Paci- 

 fic Coast. There i<? also an explanation of the two methods commonly used to hang 



TYPICAL GILL-NET CRAFT DRIFTING WITH SET NET 



these nets . While there is a wide variety of craft used in the gill -net fishery, 

 the two most common are 25- to 35-ft. boats carrying the net in a forward cockpit 

 used on the Columbia River ("bow pickers") and 2$- to 40-ft. power vessels, with a 

 powered reel situated in the stern for hauling and setting the net, used in Brit- 

 ish Columbia and Puget Sound areas. 



There is a description of the reel or drum and its method of operation when 

 setting or hauling the net, and a list of the accessories commonly used with these 

 reels . '"■■ 



Finally, there is an illustrated explanation of the techniques for setting the 

 net, and the method of inspection. 



Copies of Fishery Leaf let 386 may be obtained free upon request frcm the Divi- 

 Infonnation, U. 3. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington 25, D. C, 



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