628 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
The most valuable species taken are wall-eyed pike, white-fish, trout, 
pike, sturgeon, and yellow perch. The value of the catch of wall-eyed 
pike is about equal to that of all the other species combined. They 
are taken mostly on lines and in seines, two-thirds of the quantity 
being caught with lines on the St. Clair River. The line catch is 
divided between those who follow ‘*‘ chugging” and those fishing with 
trolling lines. In ‘*t chugging” a short line is used, this being contin- 
ually jerked up and down to attract the attention of the fish. This is 
followed by both white men and Indians, very few of the latter, how- 
ever, fishing from the United States side of the river. 
White-fish are second in the value of the catch, and are taken mostly 
in the Detroit River by means of seines. An arrangement was made 
with a fishing firm at Detroit whereby the latter furnished the men, 
apparatus, and boats in return for the white-fish after they had been 
stripped of eggs by employees of the Commission. 
Nearly all of the pike were taken by means of spears through the 
ice on the St. Clair River. Perch were taken mostly on hand lines. 
Following are the statistical tables showing by counties the extent 
of the fisheries of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers 
in 1899; 
Table showing, by counties, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake St. Clair 
and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1899. 








| On shore, 
. wae In shore | in fish 
Counties. | fisheries.| houses, | 1°t@l- 
| | ete. 
x | | 
IN VSS eae a ie AE UE te i me nee Lert e 3) Ay oS | Bisa ee 5 
Stale sSos os seme cosas cepa oe wre aaa tne ois Serre bes saan onset eee | 297 8 305 
Nh atl Sak ee 18 SP ee eee OOM ODUM) CE ey Ro ee ELT A | 72, | 60 | 132 
Motalt pt. Peletteces denn Noy ewe cen) inne Rr Se ie cal Be ere | 374 | 68 | 442 


Table showing, by counties, the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of Lake St. 
Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1899. 










Macomb. St. Clair. | Wayne. Total. 
Items. = —— 
No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. 
BOSS 2st ace cite oe tee ences 5 $50 | 171 2, 165 12 $1,555 | 188) $8,770 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: 
SENSE ce arunosesaSsnasssoodeEesaeasc |sesoaeibcosbeasec 5 575 8 680 | 13}_ 1,255 
Gillimets st aiscs Soi. cise ce eee see Sees | Ree Sansa Se csem ieee cece 60 600 60 600 
leto)puaKel ioe Pee Reo ee ee aR abe s ee lope d| |e eassocoadl|soe secllaesooodasc 5 1, 050 5 1, 050 
AN ES yews se as cssie ee see cee eeene sass) seine 22) ieee ats 6100) 520525 Dh repens 644 
Otherapparatus potas peac eaeeeel es aco | iste ae 210) ee eees ata See 271 
Shore and accessory property....---|------ LON Cees ara Reema. 2D, LS) || sence 26, 945 
Cashicapitales ees cok Se eee eaten eee eae citer ne eral |e ere ea ee aie leeeesm 2OK000N| Sea ses 20, 000 
Mota’: scscrceinetts digs sew eeate Aee eeee 82) | Sees Oil Oliaceaers 49, 083: |\.3- <2 54, 535 








