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  EEPOET 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHEEIES. 
  

  

  the 
  main 
  stream 
  from 
  the 
  Wissataquoik 
  to 
  Grand 
  Pitch, 
  and 
  were 
  

   common 
  in 
  Wissataquoik 
  and 
  Sebois 
  rivers 
  and 
  in 
  nearly 
  every 
  spring 
  

   brook. 
  While 
  these 
  young 
  salmon 
  had 
  attained 
  a 
  length 
  of 
  only 
  5 
  to 
  

   6 
  inches, 
  those 
  found 
  between 
  Grand 
  Pitch 
  and 
  the 
  dam 
  at 
  the 
  foot 
  of 
  

   Matagamon 
  Lake 
  were 
  from 
  6 
  to 
  10 
  inches 
  long. 
  These 
  larger 
  fish 
  

   have 
  been 
  mentioned 
  in 
  previous 
  reports 
  as 
  peculiar 
  in 
  that 
  the 
  males 
  

   were 
  sexually 
  mature; 
  but 
  it 
  was 
  found 
  that 
  even 
  smaller 
  fish 
  from 
  

   farther 
  downstream 
  showed 
  the 
  same 
  condition 
  and 
  apparently 
  when 
  

   only 
  a 
  few 
  months 
  old. 
  A 
  number 
  of 
  young 
  salmon 
  were 
  marked 
  by 
  

   attaching 
  small 
  copper 
  tags 
  to 
  their 
  dorsal 
  fin, 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  

   determining 
  their 
  movements 
  and 
  rate 
  of 
  growth. 
  

  

  Landlocked 
  salmon 
  in 
  3fassach(setts. 
  — 
  Some 
  attempts 
  have 
  been 
  

   made 
  to 
  stock 
  with 
  landlocked 
  salmon 
  certain 
  Massachusetts 
  ponds, 
  

   and 
  further 
  requests 
  for 
  fish 
  for 
  stocking 
  purposes 
  having 
  been 
  

   received, 
  it 
  was 
  deemed 
  advisable 
  to 
  determine 
  whether 
  the 
  ponds 
  are 
  

   adapted 
  for 
  salmon 
  and 
  to 
  ascertain 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  already 
  

   made. 
  In 
  November, 
  1902, 
  Mr. 
  Vinal 
  N. 
  Edwards, 
  of 
  the 
  Woods 
  

   Hole 
  station, 
  was 
  detailed 
  to 
  visit 
  the 
  ponds 
  in 
  question, 
  which 
  are 
  

   near 
  Osterville, 
  in 
  Barnstable 
  County, 
  and 
  to 
  make 
  observations 
  on 
  

   their 
  size, 
  depth, 
  temperature, 
  character 
  of 
  bottom, 
  vegetation, 
  and 
  

   animal 
  life. 
  A 
  dredge 
  and 
  a 
  seine 
  were 
  used 
  in 
  collecting 
  specimens 
  

   of 
  fish, 
  etc., 
  and 
  fishing 
  trials 
  were 
  made 
  with 
  hook 
  and 
  line. 
  Follow- 
  

   ing 
  are 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  the 
  examination 
  of 
  these 
  ponds 
  as 
  reported 
  by 
  

   Mr. 
  Edwards: 
  

  

  Nech 
  Pond. 
  — 
  Area, 
  50 
  acres; 
  depth, 
  35 
  feet; 
  100 
  feet 
  from 
  shore 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  depth 
  of 
  

   25 
  feet 
  all 
  around 
  the 
  pond; 
  temperature 
  November 
  10, 
  1902, 
  46° 
  F. 
  at 
  surface, 
  44° 
  at 
  

   bottom; 
  no 
  outlet; 
  water 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  drawn 
  off. 
  Pond 
  surrounded 
  by 
  trees 
  and 
  by 
  a 
  

   white 
  sandy 
  beach 
  10 
  to 
  20 
  feet 
  wide; 
  bottom 
  gravelly 
  to 
  depth 
  of 
  25 
  feet, 
  then 
  sandy, 
  

   with 
  grass 
  (which 
  is 
  very 
  thick 
  in 
  some 
  places). 
  

  

  Dredged 
  all 
  over 
  pond, 
  but 
  found 
  very 
  little 
  animal 
  life 
  in 
  the 
  grass. 
  Water 
  so 
  deep 
  

   that 
  seining 
  was 
  impossible 
  except 
  close 
  to 
  shore; 
  there 
  caught 
  yellow 
  perch 
  and 
  

   minnows. 
  Other 
  fish 
  found 
  in 
  the 
  deeper 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  pond 
  are 
  brook 
  trout, 
  black 
  

   bass, 
  several 
  kinds 
  of 
  small 
  fish, 
  and 
  landlocked 
  salmon. 
  In 
  October, 
  1900, 
  1,000 
  

   •yoimg 
  landlocked 
  salmon 
  were 
  planted 
  here. 
  When 
  fishing 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  minutes 
  in 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  pond 
  with 
  saltwater 
  shrimp, 
  two 
  salmon 
  were 
  caught 
  and 
  two 
  others 
  

   were 
  brought 
  to 
  the 
  surface; 
  then, 
  the 
  shrimp 
  being 
  expended 
  and 
  minnows 
  being 
  

   used, 
  only 
  large 
  yellow 
  perch 
  were 
  caught. 
  It 
  is 
  reported 
  that 
  everyone 
  who 
  has 
  fished 
  

   for 
  perch 
  with 
  shrimp-bait 
  has 
  taken 
  some 
  salmon. 
  

  

  Michaels 
  Pond. 
  — 
  Area, 
  25 
  acres; 
  depth, 
  30 
  feet; 
  temperature 
  November 
  11, 
  53° 
  F. 
  

   at 
  surface 
  and 
  bottom; 
  shores 
  gravelly; 
  bottom 
  hard, 
  covered 
  with 
  grass; 
  no 
  shade; 
  

   water 
  not 
  so 
  clear 
  -as 
  in 
  other 
  ponds; 
  no 
  outlets 
  or 
  inlets; 
  water 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  drawn 
  off. 
  

  

  Pond 
  contains 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  yellow 
  perch, 
  horned 
  pouts, 
  and 
  minnows. 
  Seven 
  

   years 
  ago 
  5,000 
  rainbow 
  trout 
  were 
  planted, 
  but 
  none 
  has 
  since 
  been 
  seen. 
  

  

  Grigsons 
  Pond. 
  — 
  Length, 
  ly 
  miles; 
  width, 
  three-fourths 
  to 
  1 
  mile; 
  half 
  the 
  pond 
  is 
  

   80 
  feet 
  deep, 
  the 
  deep 
  water 
  close 
  to 
  shore; 
  temperature 
  November 
  10, 
  54° 
  F. 
  at 
  sur- 
  

   face, 
  52° 
  at 
  bottom, 
  summer 
  temperature 
  said 
  to 
  reach 
  70°; 
  little 
  shade; 
  very 
  clear; 
  

   sides 
  gravelly 
  to 
  depth 
  of 
  30 
  feet, 
  beyond 
  that 
  mostly 
  hard 
  bottom 
  covered 
  with 
  grass; 
  

   no 
  outlets 
  or 
  inlets; 
  water 
  can 
  not 
  be 
  drawn 
  off. 
  

  

  Black 
  bass, 
  pickerel, 
  and 
  yellow 
  perch 
  abundant; 
  a 
  few 
  brook 
  trout 
  said 
  to 
  occur; 
  

   no 
  salmon 
  ever 
  planted 
  here. 
  

  

  