once upon a time a person who I wont name for legal reasons was poaching the river and they were using a net.. the end of the net fell in the water so it was hauled back to the other bank the end tied to the spaniels collar and the spaniel sent across to the other side. where the net was then untied and then laid carefully. then the two spaniels were sent into the water to drive the fish towards the sunk net.
at the end of the day no fish were caught the elusive salmon outwitted poachers and dogs alike but it was a good day out.
the keeper walked the bank the next day and saw all the flattened grass and knew fine what had gone on ( but not who or how!)
country life is great is it not?!!