ABSTRACT 



A historical account traces the development of the commercial 

 fisheries of the Red Lakes, Minnesota, from its inception in 1917 as a 

 war measure through 1938 . The trends of production and catch per unit of 

 effort were followed for the principal species with notes on statistics of 

 the minor fishes. Life history data were recorded for the walleye and yellow 

 perch . A historical account was presented of the artificial propagation of the 

 walleye and whitefish from 1918 through 1938. 



NOTE 



This report, covering research done in 1938, was completed just 

 before World War II. Because it contains data of historical interest and of 

 value to fishery researchers, it is now being published, particularly in view 

 of the current investigations on the Red Lakes by the University of Minnesota 

 in cooperation with the U . S . Fish and Wildlife Service . 



