. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 381 fishermen locate as near as possible to the legally closed waters out of which the catfish sometimes venture. The fyke nets in the lower reaches of the river near Pittsburg are operated hy gill netters as a side line. Most of the fishermen live in houseboats moored to the bank. Usually the base camp consists of the dwelling boat, a cleaning barge, live cars, and a net tarring tank which is on the shore. Th
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 381 fishermen locate as near as possible to the legally closed waters out of which the catfish sometimes venture. The fyke nets in the lower reaches of the river near Pittsburg are operated hy gill netters as a side line. Most of the fishermen live in houseboats moored to the bank. Usually the base camp consists of the dwelling boat, a cleaning barge, live cars, and a net tarring tank which is on the shore. The live cars, in which the fish are kept until marketed, are large boxes set in the water. Thej^ have holes or slits through which the water can circulate but which are small enough to prevent the escape of the fish. The boats from which the fishermen tend their nets are 16- to 20-foot skiffs pow- ered with outboard motors. Each fisherman uses 50 to 100 fyke nets. Some of the fishermen work in pairs, in which cases as many as 150 or more nets are employed. These nets are no more than stationary baited traps. (See Fig. 145.) The net consists of tarred webbing of 22-inch mesh stretched over 5 iron hoops to form a sort of modified cone. The largest hoop is at the open end. A mesh sack containing bait is at the closed end. To get at the bait, the fish must enter at the open end of the trap. Mesh funnels on the second and third hoops direct the fish toward the bait but. Fig. 145. A typical Sacramento River fyke net. The open end is at the right; the bait is l<ept in a bag at the small end of the net. To get to the bait, the fish must pass through the mesh funnels, which then pre- vent their escape. Photograph by D. H. Pry, Jr., Pittsburg, October, 1932. hinder their escape. The nets are usually about 14 feet in lengtli. In some nets the hoops taper from 4i feet down to 2^ feet in diameter. Others have a 6-foot hoop at the open end and one of 1^ feet as the smallest. The cost of t
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