REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 15 
In the report of the Fish and Game Commission of 1904 it 
seemed to convey the opinion that the bringing of wall-eyed pike, 
channel catfish, calico bass and crappies from Lake Erie was not 
successful, but ‘we are glad to see by the report of 1905 (ad- 
vanced sheets of which have been loaned us) that during the 
past year this opinion has not proved true. We give what it says 
on this subject: 
“The result was watched very carefully. In 1903 we had 
almost come to the conclusion that the experiment was a failure, 
for while some of the introduced species were caught, they did 
not appear in numbers sufficient to warrant a continuance of the 
work. 
“Your Commission is gratified to report that their hopes have 
been realized. | : 
“During the past summer the wall-eyed pike have made their 
appearance in Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcong in large 
numbers. They are hailed with delight by all persons visiting 
those waters, and large catches of these fish are made almost 
every day, the size being from two to four pounds weight. Speci- 
mens have been taken, however, weighing six and one-half 
pounds. 
“The calico bass and crappies have also multiplied greatly. Evi- 
dence of this has been obtained both from the number of fish 
caught by rod and reel and the fact that when bait nets are used 
thousands of small calico bass and crappies are caught at every 
haul. This shows that these two large bodies of water are well 
adapted for almost every species of fish.” 
The Fish and Game Commission this year (1905) report that 
the State has no fish hatcheries and must purchase its supply 
of game fish from other States, or depend upon the Delaware and 
Raritan canal to stock the lakes and streams of the State. It 
being a cold winter, the supply from the canal was much smaller 
than formerly. Pickerel, perch and catfish were taken from 
ponds and streams that were likely to dry up in the summer. 
Several thousand catfish and bait fish were taken from old 
cranberry bogs in the southern part of the State. In this it has 
procured 23,865 fish—475 black bass, 2,675 perch, 2,490 pick- 
erel, 25 crappies, 11,000 catfish and 6,600 bait fish. They were 
