Fishing the net

There is video of bagnets being fished on this page The film “Armadale Salmon Fishers” is probably the best video record of bagnet fishing. Although on different coasts the activities in that film are virtually the same as happened in Ardnamurchan

Springing the head pole before fishing the net. 1983 at the “Croft” (or “Twins) net at the end of Ormsaigbeg, Kilchoan

Hauling up the “pull rope” tp get to the bottom of the net

Hauling the boat over the net, holding the bottom of the net through the top so as to push the fish in front of you into the bag formed by the side wall of the net