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; 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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Salmon weir, Stockton.  Leader 200 feet long; brush from shore to low-water mark; remainder brush at bottom, netting at top.  Head 60 feet long; outer pound 40 feet, middle pound 12 feet, inner pound 8 feet; brush below low-water line, netting above; plank floors in two smaller compartments.  Value, $40.

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Salmon weir, Winterport.  Leader, brush, 6 rods long.  Heart, brush or netting, 40 feet long, 20 feet wide, with 8-foot entrance on each side of leader.  Pockets, netting, 10 feet in diameter, 9-inch entrance, wooden floor.  Value, $50.

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