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Description: | Five-pronged iron fish spear, known as a leister The barbed tines prevent the fish from slipping off the spear It comes from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
"Leister for spearing fish (19th cent)."
Author: Inglis,Jim & Curtis,Neil Date: 1990 Purpose: Encyclopaedia of the North-East
"'Burning the Water' was a method of poaching for fish, usually salmon, that was common in the 18th century. It often took place at night in the autumn when the fish were 'red' and almost uneatable, at spawning time. This practice is now illegal. The fish were attracted to the surface by a light which was given by peats burning in a small brazier hanging on a pole. The fish were then caught with this five-pronged iron fish spear, known as a leister. The barbed tines prevent the fish from slipping off the spear. It comes from Strathdon, Aberdeenshire."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Acquisition source: Innes, J B Mr | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1850-1880 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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