Stell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stell is a name for a deep pool in a river where salmon rest and are fished,[1] such as that found at Amble in Northumberland, England.[2][3] Fishing using stell nets was made illegal by the Tweed Act in Britain in 1857.[4] References [1]Jamieson, John (1841). Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, Volume 4. Tail. p. 480. [2]Hodgson, J. C. (1894). "History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club". Amble and Hauxley. 14. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland): 112. [3]Reports from Commissioners, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. House of Commons. 1861. p. 347. [4]Mills, D. (1991). Ecology and Management of Atlantic Salmon. Springer. p. 108. ISBN 9780412460203. Related Articles