practically a single type of apparatus, namely, the brush weir. In
most parts of the region this trap is used in the same form that it
had in the primitive days of the fishery, but in some sections the
weir has undergone evolution into a combination brush and twine trap,
and in places into a trap made wholly of netting.

Some of the types of salmon nets used in this region are illustrated
and described by the accompanying figures. In addition to these, which
are wholly or partly of brush, a common apparatus is the floating
trap, constructed entirely of twine, such as is now generally employed
in the New England States. This is the only salmon net in use at
Islesboro and in some other sections. The local and individual
variations in the form of the nets depend on the topography of the
bottom and shore and the habits of the salmon, and are the result of
long experience.

The fishing begins as soon as the ice moves out in spring and
continues until some time in July. Fish are rarely taken before
the last two weeks in April. May and June are the best months. In
that part of the river adjacent to Bangor there is a small fishery
prosecuted with set gill nets. The nets are from 100 to 200 feet long
and have a 6-inch mesh.



Salmon weir, Castine. Hedge 200 feet long, made of stakes
driven in mud interwoven with brush to low-water mark,
covered with netting beyond. Great pound, 30 feet long,
30 feet wide at base, made of netting; entrance 8 feet
wide. Inner pounds, 10 feet wide, with board floors;