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stop net, B the drag net or heavy flue, and C 

 the trammel. Working slowly, and keeping the 

 lead lines well down, and especially close to the 

 bank, taking care that the stop net should not 

 overlap or foul the trammel at this stage, first 

 the trammel is hauled and then the stop net ; 

 fish are taken out, and both nets cleared of 

 rubbish. The stop net is then set at the, lower 

 extremity of the next length to be netted, the 

 trammel is set across the stream ten yards 

 above the heavy flue, and the operation of 

 dragging repeated da capo. 



The foregoing method is to be adopted when 

 netting the reaches of a stream, and special 

 attention is directed to one matter of detail con- 

 nected with it. Formerly, when netting a 

 length of water with two drag nets and a stop 

 net, the custom was to haul the first, then the 

 second, with the stop net encircling it ; clean 

 all nets, and start again. It was found, however, 

 that when all three nets were on the bank, a 

 shoal of dace, or an occasional pike, would dash 

 up stream to the length which had been already 

 netted. So long as the water was clear and 

 shallow this could be seen, and the length 

 netted a second time. In deep water, however, 

 or water rendered thick and discoloured by the 

 tramping of the men with the nets, the extent 

 of the mischief could only be conjectured ; and 



Advantages 

 of improved 

 method of 

 netting. 



