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Overseet J. R. McAllister, Gore's Landing, reports tliat there were 

 more maskinonge taken in 1907 than for years, one weighing 32^ lbs., and 

 a great many over 20 lbs. But there were fewer small-mouth black bass 

 taken in 1907 than he can remember since 1895. There was very little 

 illegal fishing in his division. He found two farmers trying to kill fish on 

 the marsh behind Jubilee Point, but he got them before they got any fish 

 and took the spear from them. He also got a gill net in Kent's Creek about 

 five miles up the Otonabee River. It had killed three maskinonge; the net 

 was 100 feet long. 



Ducks are quite plentiful, but there were not many killed. What few 

 were killed were got out of blinds built in the water some 150 yards from 

 shore. He wishes that blind building in the open water in Rice Lake was 

 stopped, as it drives a great many ducks to Lake Ontario in the day time. 



Overseer A. W. Mclntyre, Keene, reports that there was a good catch 

 of fish in his division — an increase, he thinks, over the previous year. They 

 were all consumed in the neighborhood. There were no infractions to report. 

 The close seasons were strictly observed. 



Overseer Enoch Merriam, Harv)ood, reports that the fish were as plenti- 

 ful last spring as ever he knew them to be, and the water was in their favor. 

 The law was very well observed, with few exceptions, and after the fishing 

 started the catch was good. He saw several, and heard of more, maskinonge, 

 that weighed twenty pounds each. There were about as many Americans 

 there as usual, and they were all well pleased. 



Ducks were not so plentiful as usual. ^ good many were under the 

 i^mpression that as the spring was so late and cold, the young ducks did not 

 have time to become well fledged and come south with the older ones. 



Overseer F. J. Moore, Lakefleld, reports that the laws have been fairly 

 well observed on Stony Lake waters during the jear, by the settlers. The 

 catch of bass and maskinonge was not quite so large the Tatter part of the 

 season as in other years. This was caused by the waters being very low 

 during the year. 



He issued about 173 fishery permits, and would suggest that the guides 

 be asked to take out a license, and that they be compelled to see that the 

 fishermen observe the laws while they are in their employ. 



He would also recommend that the Stony Lake waters be restocked 

 with parent bass this year, as it is of great importance that the supply of bass 

 be kept up in these waters in order to encourage tourists who come there 

 to fish. 



Overseer J. W. Morton, St. Ola, reports that the catch of fish last year 

 was not as large as the previous year. There seemed to be plenty of fish, 

 but they did not bite so well; high water was supposed to be the cause. "No 

 illegal fishing came under his notice, and no fines were imposed or any con- 

 fiscation of nets or fishing apparatus made. There was no sawdust or any- 

 thing injurious to fish allowed to be thrown into the water to his knowledge. 



Overseer Garner Nichols, Bobcaygeon, reports that the catch of fish 

 was about the same as 1906, but there were smaller maskinonge caught this 

 year, which had to be put back into the water. 



Deer in his locality were very plentiful, there having been somewhere 

 in the neighborhood of 112 killed round Bass Lake, Long Lake, Black Duck 

 Lake and Round Lake, and he is glad to say the law was well kept. There 

 was no muskrat trapping done there in the fall. 



Overseer P. Pilon, Sudbury, reports that the year 1907 was the first 

 year he was employed as overseer, and he cannot say whether there was an 



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