l. 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;
outer entrance 2 feet wide, inner 1 foot. Value, $70.

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Salmon weir, Stockton. Leader or hedge, 400 yards long, all
brush except 20 yards next to head, which piece is netting
above low-water mark and brush below. Main compartment or
great pound 80 feet long and 25 feet wide, with 10-foot
entrance on each aide of leader. Smaller compartments,
directed downstream, 21 feet long; with 2-foot entrance to
first and 8-inch entrance to second. Value, $100.

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