THE SALMON FISHERY OF PENOBSCOT BAY AND RIVER. 
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Salmon weir, Winterport. — Leader, 
brush, 6 rods long. Heart, brush or 
netting, 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, 
with 8-foot entrance on each side of 
leader. Pockets, netting, 10 feet in 
diameter, 9-inch entrance, wooden 
floor. Yalue, $50. 
'Upanddown "Salmonweirs, Orland . — 
Constructed of brush except final 
compartments, which are of netting 
with wooden floors. Value of set, 
$65 
Salmon weir, built at Verona in 1889 . — 
The most elaborate net used in the 
Penobscot region. 
Salmon at Matinicus and Ragged islands . — Matinicus is a small island located south 
of Penobscot Bay and about 15 miles southeast of the nearest mainland (Thomaston). 
It is in the route of salmon coming in from the sea to ascend the river, and nets set in 
favorable positions would naturally be expected to intercept the iish. On the western 
side of the island Messrs. R. Crie & Sons have operated a trap for mackerel and 
herring for four years, and during that time have incidentally taken a number of 
salmon. Between May 20 and July 10 marketable fish are caught, while in August 
and September salmon too small to utilize are taken in considerable quantities; in 
the opinion of the Messrs. Crie these small fish were on their way to sea from the 
Penobscot River. It has been observed that when an easterly wind is blowing very 
few salmon are taken, but during a westerly wind salmon are always obtained in the 
mouths named, and the quantity of salmon secured in any given year bears a close 
relation to the direction of the prevailing winds. In 1895 the number of marketable 
salmon caught was 65; in 1896 the catch was 167. The largest fish taken in the two 
years weighed 30 pounds, the smallest J pound. The largest daily catch was 31 
salmon, in 1896 ; the next largest, 27, in 1894. 
