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U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



FISHERIES OF LAKE OF THE WOODS, RAINY LAKE, AND LAKES KABETO- 

 GAMA, NAMAKAN, AND SAND POINT 



The number of persons engaged in the fisheries of Lake of tlie 

 Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lakes Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand 

 Point, in 1922, was 123, of whom 2 were on transporting vessels, 99 

 in the shore or boat fisheries, and 22 were shoresmen. 



The investment amounted to $139,955, and included 1 transporting 

 vessel, valued at $1,700, and outfit valued at $150; 95 row and gaso- 

 line boats valued at $29,680; fishing apparatus valued at $29,225; 

 shore and accessory property valued at $51,150; and cash capital 

 amounting to $28,050. The fishing apparatus included 94 pound 

 nets and trap nets, valued at $22,375; 461 gill nets, valued at $4,525; 

 and 80 fyke nets, valued at $2,325. 



The products of the fisheries amounted to 1,677,999 pounds, valued 

 at $110,022, which were divided among the different forms of fishing 

 apparatus as follows: Pound nets and trap nets, 677,877 pounds, 

 valued at $46,627; gill nets, 819,979 pounds, valued at $54,986; and 

 fyke nets, 180,143 pounds, valued at $8,409. The principal species 

 taken were pike perch, 831,558 pounds, valued at $71,761; pike, 

 305,888 pounds, valued at $15,474; ciscoes, 151,983 pounds, valued 

 at $3,272; whitefish, 141,544 pounds, valued at $8,368; catfish and 

 bullheads, 97,409 pounds, valued at $5,509; suckers, 96,703 pounds, 

 valued at $1,500; yellow perch, 13,204 pounds, valued at $991: 

 burbot, 11,750 pounds, valued at $204; German carp, 9,896 pounds, 

 valued at $270; and sturgeon, 5,059 pounds, valued at $1,974. 



The following table shows the extent of the fisheries of Lake of the 

 Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lakes Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand 

 Point, Minn., in 1922: 



Fisheries of Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Lakes Kabetogama, Xamakan, 

 and Sand Point, Minn., 1922 



