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MAKING A FISHERY. 



Head 

 keeper's 

 duties when 

 netting. 



bamboos for beating out places or for clearing 

 any net which should get foul in deep water. 



Even in the presence of the lessee or 

 proprietor of the water, the head keeper should 

 be in command, and direct every detail. He 

 should not attempt to do much himself, but 

 having seen that the stop net is securely fixed 

 at the point selected by him, should follow the 

 two nets as they are dragged down on the 

 bank, and in case of any hitch his assistance 

 should always be available to clear a net. He 

 should continually remind them that for effectual 

 netting there must be no hurrying, but that 

 while it is essential to keep the nets moving, 

 they can scarcely move too slowly. The draw- 

 ing round of the nets must not be hurried, and 

 the lead line must be kept well down. 



When a net is once on the bank all trout and 

 grayling should be promptly taken out ; old or 

 ill-conditioned specimens should be knocked 

 on the head, and the remainder deposited in 

 the bait cans or carriers, which should be filled 

 with water before the net is hauled. The pail 

 should also be kept full, and fresh water poured 

 from it into the cans as often as possible if they 

 are in any way crowded, or if the fish show signs 

 of exhaustion. It is of advantage, too, to pour 

 the water from a height into the cans, for the 

 sake of more thorough and rapid aeration. 



