. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. 2P0 MARINE AND , 1 I â ,ii Mi Bi/ Mr. Wilmot : Q. Til a l)ig or ^xnnW run?âA. Tt was a big run that year. Q. Ydu say about ottal; some Huats away, and then does some remain on the shore?âA. No ; it all Hoats away; I never saw anv along the l)each. Q. How long have you fished there ?âA. In '88, '89 and '90. Q. Were any other fish brfiught to tiie cannery from places ?âA. Yes ; fi few were brought over, J)ut they did not amount to very much. Q. Have you any idea why the decr
. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. 2P0 MARINE AND , 1 I â ,ii Mi Bi/ Mr. Wilmot : Q. Til a l)ig or ^xnnW run?âA. Tt was a big run that year. Q. Ydu say about ottal; some Huats away, and then does some remain on the shore?âA. No ; it all Hoats away; I never saw anv along the l)each. Q. How long have you fished there ?âA. In '88, '89 and '90. Q. Were any other fish brfiught to tiie cannery from places ?âA. Yes ; fi few were brought over, J)ut they did not amount to very much. Q. Have you any idea why the decrease was .so much greater there for some years ?âA. I have no idea ; T cannot tell. Q. What time of the year dt» you commence to fish?âA. About the middle of June, 12th, Ifith, and so on. /»// Jlr. Ariiiftfro)!;/: Q. You have heard what Mr. Spencer says in regard to nets, is all correct?âYes; that is correct; it is 105 meshes in the middle and tapers oH" to the end. Jiy Mr. Wi/iiinf : Q. That is, you mean to say the wings and two ends of the net are narrower?âA. they are not so deep. les Q. And that forms a kind of bag does it not ?âA. Yes; when you haul in on the le«d lines. By Mr. Armstrong : , Q. Are any other kind of fish caught there?âA. Xo ; a few , that is all. By Mr. Wilmot : Q. Any halibut ?âA. No; not of any account; there is noljody fishing halibut there ; it is too far from market; we have caught a few for ourselves. Q. Have you ever fished with a gill-net ?âA. We have tried it in day time and at night, but we never could catch any. Q. What was the reason ?âA. The fish see it; the water is as clear as June; T don't think there is any other way to catch fish there unless by seines. Q. How far does the net go out in the river ?âA. Well, we start and go out about half ^vay, and then from there fetch the net ashore. Q. And consequently it would take everything in front of it ?âA. Yes, of course. Q. And would the lead lines be on
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