local. [Of obscure origin: cf. SNIGGLE v.1] trans. To catch (salmon) by means of weighted hooks.
1886. Fishing Gaz., 30 Jan., 58/1. In the way of grappling—or sniggering, as it is more politely termed—i. e., dragging the river with huge grapples and lead attached for the purpose of keeping them to the bottom of the pool.
1898. Scotsman, 19 Nov., 6. The bailiffs … said they had no doubt, from the position and movements of the accused and his companions…, that they were ‘sniggering’ salmon.
