Stell
For other uses, see Pen (enclosure) and Stell (surname).
Stell is a name for a deep pool in a river where salmon rest and are fished,[1] such as that found at Amble in Northumberland, England.[2][3]
Fishing using stell nets was made illegal by the Tweed Act in Britain in 1857.[4]
References
- ↑ Jamieson, John (1841). Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, Volume 4. Tail. p. 480.
- ↑ Hodgson, J. C. (1894). "History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club". 14. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland). Amble and Hauxley: 112.
- ↑ Reports from Commissioners, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. House of Commons. 1861. p. 347.
- ↑ Mills, D. (1991). Ecology and Management of Atlantic Salmon. Springer. p. 108. ISBN 9780412460203.
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