248 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



Catch : Yellow perch, 196 ; bluegill, 141 ; grayback minnow, 

 96; skipjack, 81; Notropis heterodon, 64; small-mouth black bass, 

 34 ; straw bass, 34 ; pumpkinseed, 25 ; Johnny darter, 7 ; log perch, 

 5 ; rock bass, 3 ; mad torn, 1. 



The 'oass ^ small- and large-mouth) were each about 2 inches 

 long (some only 13/16 inch) and were doubtless present year 

 brood : The yellow perch, bluegills, rock bass, log perch and skip- 

 jacks were nearly all of the present year's brood. 



July 18, 2 :30 to 3 :30 p. m. Stations 461 to 467, at south end 

 from Overmyer's spring west to small brook coming out of Over- 

 myer's woods. Air, 74 ; water, 79. Seine, 30-foot. 



Catch: Bluegill, 58; small-mouth black bass, 39; straw bass, 

 25 ; yellow perch, many ; grayback minnow, many ; Notropis heter- 

 odon, several ; rock bass, 4 ; Johnny darter, 2 ; Iowa darter, 1 ; skip- 

 jack, 1; blunt-nose minnow, 6; common bullhead, 1. 



The small-mouth bass were all approximately of the same size 

 and averaged 1 inches long. The one straw bass saved measured 

 1 inches long. The two rock bass measured were 1| and 1.06 

 inches long, and the yellow perch averaged 1 inches. All of these 

 were evidently of the 1900 brood. The graybacks averaged 

 2.34 inches and 6 examples of Notropis heterodon, 2.34 inches. The 

 examples of these two species were probably 2 or 3 years old. 



July 19, 2 :30 to 4 :30 p. m. Stations 468 to 481, from Murray's 

 to Farrar's. Air, 80 ; water, 79 ; seine, 30-foot. 



Catch: Small-mouth black bass, 175; log perch, 25; straw 

 bass, 18; grayback minnow, 13; yellow perch, 12; rock bass, 3; 

 skipjack, 2 large schools of young (hauls 473 and 474) ; straw-col- 

 ored minnow, 46; Iowa darter, 2. 



August 7, 11:30 to 12:00 m. Stations 482 and 483, at Fish 

 Commission pier. Air, 89 ; water, 82 ; seine, 45-foot. 



Catch: Bluegill, 50; yellow perch, several; log perch, many; 

 straw bass, few; small-mouth black bass, few. Some of the blue- 

 gills were large. 



August 9, 9:00 p.m. Stations 484 and 485, at Fish Commis- 

 sion pier, with 45-foot seine. Air, 85 ; water, 82. Catch: Blue- 

 gill, many ; rock bass, common ; yellow perch, common ; straw bass, 

 small-mouth black bass, log perch, straw-colored minnow, blunt- 

 nose minnow, skipjack and grayback minnow, few; walleyed pike, 

 one 10-inch example. 



August 10, 9:00 p. m. Station 486, at Fish Commission sta- 

 tion, with 120-foot seine. Air, 85; water, 80. Catch: Bluegill, 

 abundant ; rock bass and yellow perch, few large and many young ; 

 straw bass, small-mouth black bass, log perch, straw-colored min- 



