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ditches and carriers by splashing and walking 

 them down before the nets reach their junction 

 with the main river, and when arrived at the 

 mouth of the ditch they can remain there, 

 tramping and splashing to prevent the fish 

 from getting back into the ditch. They can 

 also at times relieve the men dragging the 

 nets. 



All coarse fish taken, as well as any ill-con- 

 ditioned or old trout that have to be knocked 

 on the head, should be given away in the 

 adjacent villages, and this might have the effect 

 of removing from the rustic mind any lurking 

 suspicion of the netting being undertaken for 

 the purpose of deriving pecuniary advantage 

 from the sale of the proceeds. Two sharp 

 active boys, in addition to the men, can be 

 profitably employed in carrying down the various 

 implements required, and, where practicable, 

 a wheelbarrow is a convenient form of con- 

 veyance. Plenty of spare ropes should be 

 carried, as also strong twine for the temporary 

 repair of broken meshes in the nets, a sack for 

 the coarse fish, a couple of large bait cans or a 

 carrier of the milk churn form in which to keep 

 trout or grayling alive until they can be returned 

 to the stream, a good strong galvanised pail for 

 fetching and carrying fresh water to the bait 

 cans, stakes for fixing the stop net, poles or 



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