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being reported. The fishermen report catfish and other coarse fish as plentiful as 

 in former years. 



Wild ducks are plentiful around there. Partridge and snipe are very scarce, 

 very seldom one being seen. 



Muskrats are not nearly so numerous as they used to be. Mink are very scarce. 

 The mill owners observe the law and there is no sawdust or refuse allowed to go in 

 the water. 



The close seasons have been well observed. He caught a few fishing without 

 permits, but they were quite willing to buy them. He sold 13,4 permits besides 

 as many more having them when they came. 



Overseer Adam Greene, of Diamond, reports that fish are plentiful this season. 

 Bass and pickerel were plentiful. Pike is hard to catch, they are too well fed, the 

 water abounds with small fish. He would recommend that some means be taken 

 to destroy the suckers. It is a great breeding ground for bass, but the suckers 

 come in millions Jrom the 24th of May up to the 1st of June, and destroy the 

 spawn. He thinks that if there were two weeks open for spearing the latter part 

 of May it would check them. 



Overseer William Major, of Woodlawn, reports that the law is well observed 

 in his district. There is very little angling done. He seized two old nets and de- 

 stroyed them. Pike, pickerel and bullheads are most plentiful. Bass are scarce. 

 Game is scarce. Partridge are very scarce; some duck; not much shooting done 

 here. He had no trouble this year, the law is well observed; no Sunday shooting 

 done. 



Overseer J. H. Phillips, of 8'rmtWs Falls, as Captain of "Navarch," reports 

 that he took charge of "Navarch" on May 24th, 1909, and has kept constant patrol 

 on the Bay of Quinte waters during the season. He found bass fishing excellent, 

 even better than last year. Tourists all report fishing on the Rideau to be excel- 

 lent. Illegal fishing was carried on to some extent. He seized about 1500 yards 

 of gill net on the Bay of Quinte, also two row boats, and one row boat was seized 

 near Gananoque. On the 6th of September he seized six sets of hoop nets on the 

 Ottawa Eiver. During the past summer he had nine convictions. He has found 

 the " Kavarch " to do excellent work during the season, and has no doubt that 

 its use will have the desired effect of putting a stop to illegal netting. On the 

 9th of October he seized a gasoline launch at Rideau Ferry, which was being used 

 by a party in hunting ducks. He left the " Navarch " on the 1st of October, and 

 commenced taking out ling from the Rideau and protecting the salmon. Early 

 in the season about 300,000 salm.on fry were deposited in Rideau Lakes. The 

 Rideau Lakes are constantly growing in popularity as a holiday resort and fishing 

 ground, and the number of tourists who visit them is increasing every season. 

 About a dozen summer cottages were erected on their shores during the past 

 summer between Portland and Smith's Falls, and the prospects are the next 

 season will see many more built. 



Overseer J. C. Raphael, of Mallorytown, reports that the fishing this season 

 has been very good. Pike and maskinonge have been very plentiful. The black 

 bass fishing is not as good as in former years. He thinks if the close season for 

 bass was extended to the first of July it would be better. As late as the first of 



