Mr, Riddle in June, 19U8. A male, 18-1/2 inches long, vreighed two pounds, 

 while a female of the same length weighed three pounds. 



During the spring of 19^0, three fishermen are known to have fished for 

 shad in -ohe Sheepscot River by gill net. Calvin M. Cheney, Headtide, caught 

 thret -Ish. Harold Averill, Jr., caught four. A third fisherman was reported 

 by Mr„ Cheney as having caught five or six. 



Dyer River 



Dyer River enters the Sheepscot River at the village of Sheepscot. 

 There is no record of shad having been caught in this river, although 

 alewives ascend to its source at Dyer Pond. Atkins (I889, p. 7l6) re- 

 ported a striped-bass fishery in its lower part. 



The river was examined on foot on September 6, 19^0, from the head of 

 tide at North Newcastle to State Highway No. 2l5, a distance of four miles. 

 The remains of an old dam at North Newcastle obstruct the stream but the ob- 

 struction could be removed easily. For about a mile and a half above North 

 Newcastle, the stream, though small, might be passable for adult shad under 

 spring highwater conditions. Above this point a series of beaver dams 

 obstruct the stream, although they provide a wide and deep channel to within 

 about three-quarters of a mile of Route 2l5. 



Sheepscot River to Penobscot River 



Between the Sheepscot River and the Penobscot River, there are no 

 streams which had, in the past, shad runs worthy of mention. Small size, 

 steep gradients, and natural falls probably account for the absence of 

 shad. 



The Damariscotta River has supported a valuable alewife run for many 

 years. The river was not surveyed because of a natural falls just above 

 the entrance of the river into salt water. 



The Georges River may once have had a shad run. Eaten (l85l) mentions 

 shad and alewives in the table of contents of his "Annals of the Town of 

 Warren" but the text refers to alewives only. An impassable dam has been 

 maintained at Warren since the earliest settlement of the town. A fishway 

 provides passage for alewives. The alewife run is one of the better ones 

 remaining in the state. Brackish water extends nearly to the dam at Warren. 



The Oyster River j a tributary to the Georges River, was examined on 

 August 17, 19^0. An impassable falls about l5 feet in height was found a 

 short distance above the liinit of brackish water. 



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