of salmon coming in from the sea to ascend the river, and nets set in
favorable positions would naturally be expected to intercept the fish.
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 months 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 1/2 pound. The largest daily
catch was 31 salmon, in 1896; the next largest, 27, in 1894.

Mr. W. B. Young, of Matinicus Island, has a herring weir on the
southwestern part of Ragged Island, which lies a short distance south
of Matinicus Island. In 1896 this weir during June and July caught 15
salmon with an aggregate weight of 200 pounds. The largest weighed
24 1/2 pounds. No small, unmarketable ones were obtained.




Salmon at the Cranberry Isles.

The Cranberry Isles lie a few miles south of Mount Desert Island
and about 25 miles east of Penobscot Bay. They are in the track of