40 THE REPORT UPON No. 13 



all kinds excepting duck, which are quite plentiful in the District of Lake Smith, 

 Grand Bend, and Port Franks, bordering on Lake Huron. 



There is one dam on the Aux Sauble River at Rock Glen, near Arkona, and there 

 are a great many complaints from the people living above the said dam of there 



not being a proper fishway, as very few fish frequent the water above the said dam. 



Overseer T. 0. Gaskey, of Blairton, reports that a number of tourists visited 

 Belmont Lake. Clear Lake has an abundance of bass, but small. Twin Lake and 

 Deer, Lake, bass. Belmont Lake and Crow Lake, bass, maskinonge, and catfish. 



During the past season he has received no money for permits, as tourists 

 secure these at Toronto, Cobourg, and different points before arriving there. He 

 has not found any person guilty of breaking the law during the past season. 



Overseer G. H. Cassan, of Gampbellford, reports that the first of the season 

 fishing was very good — that is, the 'lunge fishing — and the 'lunge this year are 

 larger than last year; and he thinks there should be something done in the way 

 of stocking the waters, as the Americans were disappointed in the black bass 

 fishing. There seems to be more of the yellow bass, as they are just beginning to 

 come again, as the hoop-nets pretty nearly cleaned the river of the yellow bass. 

 Between Hastings and Healey Falls this spring the water was pretty high, and 

 the ^lunge and bass had spawned, and there had been a contract let, and the 

 waters were lowered for about three or four weeks, and you could go along the 

 shores and see the spawn lying on logs, dying. He thinks this will hurt the 

 fishing quite a lot in a year or so if the river is not stocked. It also was a bad 

 thing for the ducks, as they had made their nests while the water was low, and 

 after the water rose again it drove them off their nests, and the ducks were 

 very scarce there this year. He thinks that the guide's license has been a good 

 thing, and he would recommend it again, but the fee is high enough. He thinks 

 if the fee was $1 it would do just as much good, and there would be more sold, 

 as some of those fellows do not care to pay $2 when they only get work for 

 about a week or so. He would recommend hatcheries for bass, as they must do 

 something to stock the waters; and if they could keep lots of bass in the water, 

 the revenue would be a great deal better. If there is good fishing, there will be 

 increased revenue. He would also recommend a close season for frogs. 



Overseer William Glarhson, of LakeJiurst,, reports that the bass and maskinonge 

 have been very plentiful, anglers having no. difficulty in securing the limit allowed. 

 The fishermen report the catch of salmon trout up to the average. Ducks are as 

 plentiful as usual; also partridge are getting very numerous. The tourist trade 

 has increased fully 30 per cent. The fishery regulations and close seasons were 

 well observed. No abuses exist in his district. The mill owners observe the law 

 well. 



Overseer Alexander Clunis, of Glaude, reports that the fish, especially the brook 

 trout, want a close season, like our partridge are now getting. He feels sure it 

 would allow them to become more plentiful. Our streams must be restocked, or 

 otherwise a few years will make our speckled beauties extinct about here. 



For the last two years there was quite a lot of hard feeling about the close 

 season for black squirrel and partridge by our local sports, but this year they see 

 the benefit, as black squirrel are running about all ^over, in the village gardens, and 



