Bass Harvesting 



When a smallmouth bass population becomes unbalanced, sport fishing 

 for the species is generally poor. If overpopulated, the fish often become 

 stunted as a result of crowding and/or an Inadequate food supply which 

 usually results In undersized fish. 



In instances where an overpopulation is evident, control measures 

 are initiated to reduce the population by netting. The fish harvested in 

 such operations are Introduced to new waters suitable for the species or they 

 are released in other bass habitats which are subjected to an intensive fishing 

 pressure. 



Bass harvesting operations were conducted in the following waters 

 during the current year. 



TABLE I 



Bass Harvesting Operations in 195^ 



NAME OF WATERS 



Angle Lake 

 Big Clear Lake 

 Bradley Lake 

 Cat Lake 

 Clement Lake 

 Island Lake 

 Island Lake 

 Leach Lake 

 Leggate Lake 

 Monk Lake 

 Mullet Lake 

 O'Reilly Lake 

 Otlsse (Bloom) Lake 

 Pexton Lake 



DISTRICT 

 Parry Sound 

 Frontenac 

 Hastings 

 Parry Sound 

 Hallburton 

 Hastings 

 Renfrew 

 Parry Sound 

 Frontenac 

 Hallburton 

 Hastings 

 Frontenac 

 Temlskamlng 

 Cochrane 



NO. OF BASS REMOVED 



1,560 



457 



739 



401 



2,136 

 2,682 



940 



784 



345 



892 



463 

 1,256 



595 



24 



13,274 



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