70 THE EEPOET UPON" No. 13 



Several trappers complain of the close season for mink, saying that Novem- 

 ber is the best month for trapping, and that the fur is more valuable in that 

 month. In the spring months, the fur, more particularly that of the female, is 

 not so valuable. 



As a few deer are reported as being seen in the district, many sportsmen 

 think that the killing of them should be prohibited for a couple of years. 



As usual, the notices from the Department were distributed through the dis- 

 trict and posted up in order that people should know the law. 



Overseer John Green, of Marmora, reports that the water was much lower 

 this spring than for some time. Crow Lake is about two miles from Marmora 

 Dam, and it is about three miles from Marmora to Callahan's Rapids. He thinks 

 it would be a good thing to have a fishway in these two places. The one at Mar- 

 mora Dam would be only a short one, and the one at Callahan's would be quite 

 long. They have had very good baSiS fishing this season, but their lunge fishing 

 has not been what their guests expected to find. They have some Americans 

 from Buffalo, Rochester and New York who are sportsmen — they would not take 

 an undersized fish out of the water. The same applies to our Canadians. There 

 was an enormous amount of fish caught in Crow Lake. He thinks it should be 

 stocked with lunge and bass. They have in Crow Lake suoh fish as bass, lunge, 

 suckers, perch, sun fish, mudcats, eels. He believes if the Department would 

 allow nets for coarse fish only it would be a good thing; then these fish could not 

 eat up the spawn of the bass and lunge. The only way he sees to do this is to have 

 the overseer in each place supplied with Government locks, and put one on each 

 net. He would unlock them and could see that all game fish were returned to the 

 water unhurt. It would lessen the coarse fish and leave the eggs of the game fish 

 more plentiful. The best catch he has seen was that of Mr. H. A. Boder, of 

 Rochester. He caught three lunge and eight bass in one day, and might say he 

 believes that there are non-residents wtho have only a short time to fish in small 

 lakes; they secure board at some farm house, and do not take out a license. He 

 caught two at Deer Lake this year, and one at Allen's Mill. The law was fairly 

 well observed. He fined one man for shooting fish, and one for putting sawdust 

 in the river. He has noticed that there were quite a number of partridge and 

 black squirrels this year. 



Overseer R. II. Gnnter, of McRae, reports that black bass are very numerous 

 in Otter Lake, also trout in Big Weslamacoon Lake. Game seems plentiful, there 

 being plenty of partridge and deer, some beaver and otter ; muskrats quite plentiful, 

 and, to the best of his knowledge, there has been only one deer killed in his 

 division. Game have been well protected. 



Overseer J. H. Hess, of Hastings, reports regarding his territory from Rice 

 Lake to Trent Bridge that the game and fishery laws have been well observed, and 

 that the fishing in that locality has been good, and the quality of maskinonge far 

 superior to that of past years. Bass fishing has also been good, and the bass of a 

 good quality. The fishing just at Hastings has not been up to the standard, the 

 reason, he thinks, being on account of the Government works in progress, and so 

 much blasting and dredging being done. 



The law regarding game has been well observed, as far as he can learn. Part- 

 ridge are more numerous than they were, and black squirrels are very plentiful 

 this fall. He would advise the further protection of partridge. 



