of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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at a time. Further, it may be noted that the fishing of the Grey Yad 

 range is a matter of uncertainty, depending upon the situation of the 

 channel. 



Haaf Nets and Poke Nets. 



About 25 licences are issued by Lord Mansfield (and at times as many 

 as 80 or 90 when the channel suits), and about 35 by the Eden Board of 

 Conservators at Carlisle. 



These are the haafers of the Scottish and English side respectively, 

 and the fishing is carried on as far up as about the mouth of the 

 river Kirtle. 



Lord Mansfield also holds certificates for poke nets with 30 clouts, 

 and he issues a varying number of licences locally for these. 



Siveep Nets. 



Above the netting referred to, 2 sweep nets are fished by a tenant of 

 Netherby. 



Whammel Nets. 



This fishing is carried on both above and below the Viaduct, as the 

 nets drift with the rapid current. Only three licences were issued by the 

 Eden Board in 1915, and a falling off in this highly criticised form of 

 fishing seems to have been going on recently. The Clerk to the Eden 

 Board kindly informs me that in 1914 five licences were issued, and In 

 1913 twelve. In 1906 I ascertained that there were 20 licences in use. 



(B) Below the Viaduct 



Stake Nets. 



14 ranges of nets with 36 pockets form the Newbie fishings. 

 11 ranges are commonly fished, viz. : 



1. The Big Net, next the Viaduct, with 3 pockets. 



2. Boos 



3. Nicholas 



4. Scaur Point 



5. Rabbits 



6. Dumfries 



7. Billam Hole or Sandyard 



8. The Bay 



9. Powfoot 



10. Haggarth 



11. Swinehope (farthest west) 



pocket. 



pockets. 



pocket. 



pockets. 



pocket. 



pockets. 



pocket. 



pockets. 



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Haaf Nets and Poke Nets. 



40 haaf net and 34 poke net permits are issued by the Burgh of 

 Annan. The poke nets contain 500 clouts. The licensees operate within 

 the limits of the Burgh. 



Whammel Nets. 



Apart from the whammel nets mentioned in the list for above the 

 Viaduct and which operate to a certain extent below the Viaduct, it is 

 reported that whammel nets are used by the Crown tenants ex adverso 



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