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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1931 — Continued 

 CATCH: By States— Continued 



2 According to statistics furnished the Bureau by the office of fish technician, division of game and fish, 

 Tennessee Department of Conservation, the catch of commercial fresh-water fish in Reelfoot Lake in Ten- 

 nessee during the fiscal year May 1, 1935, to Apr. 30, 1936, was as follows: Bass, 9,237 pounds; crappie, 

 62,478 pounds; sunfish, 55,710 pounds; yellow bass, 12,392 pounds; buffalofish, 244,169 pounds; drum, 32,832 

 pounds; carp, 25,150 pounds; bullheads. 24,408 pounds; catfish, 90,203 pounds; eels, 574 pounds; spoonbill 

 •cat, 1,174 pounds; white bass, 275 pounds; and pike, 72 pounds. 



