Trout binning is a method of fishing, possibly fictional, described in the
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"The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction" (Vol. 12, Issue 328, August 23, 1828). It is described as:
...a peculiar method of taking trout
Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salm ...
. A man wades any rocky stream
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with a sledge-hammer, with which he strikes every stone likely to contain fish. The force of the blow stuns the fish, and they roll from under the rock half dead, when the "binner" throws them out with his hand.[W.H.H. (August 23, 1828]
"'Trout-binning' in West-Moreland."
''The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction'' 12:328, pp 116-117. Viewed July 25, 2014.
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Fishing techniques and methods
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