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decrease in spawn occurred were Hay Bay in the Bay of Quinte, Echo Lake in 

 Algoma, Whitefish Falls in the North Channel. All our other spawning grounds 

 were as good or even better than in previous years. 



Small-mouth Bass 



The number of bass fry planted was approximately 14% less than planted 

 in the previous >'ear. The production of fingerlings was also down, but only 

 10% from last >ear. 



Large-mouth Bass 



There was an increase of 90% in the output of this species over last year. 

 This was very gratifying as there is only one small pond available for this work 

 at our Mount Pleasant Hatchery. Instead of planting some of these fish as fr\- 

 we were able to hold over our stock until the\' were good sized fingerlings. 



Perch 



The take of perch spawn in Lake Erie is subject to wide variation. This 

 spawn is collected mainly from the region off Kingsville. This year we had a 

 good spawn collection and we were able to make a 70% increase in our fr\- 

 distribution. The total fry planted was 20,450,000. 



Maski?ionge 



The plantings of this species were as follows: 



1,150,000 fry 



6,875 fingerlings 



There was a drop of 43% in the number of fr\- produced, but this was nujre 

 than offset by the record production of fingerlings. The fingerling production 

 was an all time record from our Deer Lake Hatcher\'. There is reason to believe 

 that these figures will be sustained, or even increased, as greater facilities are 

 being given the hatcher>". 



Atlantic Salmon 



There was a distribution this year of more than double that made in the 

 previous year. All the fish planted were fingerlings of good size. A more 

 detailed report on Atlantic Salmon will be found under the heading "Biological 

 Surveys". 



Closed Waters 



In addition to the waters already closed for the natural production and 

 propagation of fish, the following were closed during the period April 1, 1946 

 to March 31, 1947. 



Adam Lake, located in unorganized territor\-, north of Cla\' Lake and 

 l)etween Fluke Lake and Segise Lake, District of Kenora. 



The Bog, Newboro Lake, located in township of South C^'osb}-, County of 

 Leeds. 



Deep Bay, Sparrow Lake, township of Matchedash, County of Simcoe. 



Harvey or Nogies Creek (Part), located on lot 10, Con. 2, Township of 

 Galway, and lot 28, Con. 17, township of Harve\-, Count\- of Peterboro. 



Long Lake, located in the township of Lansdowne, Count\- of Leeds. 



Landons Bay, located on the St. Lawrence River, township of Lansdowne, 

 Count\' of Leeds. 



