REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. CXLV 

 Apparatus and capital employed in Lake Huron fisheries. 



' Includes outfit. 

 Products of Lake Huron fisheries. 



The changes in the fisheries of this lake since 1885 have consisted of 

 a decrease in the number of fishermen, a corresponding- diminution in 

 the amount of apparatus used, a large decline in the yield of the more 

 important fishes (viz, whitefish and trout), and a noticeable increase in 

 the catch of lake herring. The fisheries of the north shore of the lake 

 and the Saginaw Bay region show the most marked reduction since 

 1885. Compared with 1880 the only noteworthy improvement has been 

 a larger catch of sturgeon, herring, and minor fishes. The following 

 table is a comparative statement of the output of the Lake Huron 

 fisheries in 1880, 1885, and 1890 : 



Comparison of the yield of the fisheries of Lake Huron in 18S0, 1885, and 1890. 



