Lave net

Lave net

A special form of large hand net is the Lave net now used in very few locations on the River Severn in England and Wales. The Lave net is set in the water and the fisherman waits till he feels a fish hit against the mesh and the net is then lifted. Fish as large as sturgeon are caught in lave nets.

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