respective fish populations in detail, and to plan and institute appropriate manage- 

 ment of the fisheries in the respective waters. To achieve this objective, a relatively 

 intensive study was planned for each of the larger lakes and/or for at least one 

 lake on each of the major watersheds in the area. 



This program progressed steadily since its inception in 1959 and the following 

 waters have been examined since that time: Big Trout Lake, Deer Lake, North 

 Caribou Lake, Sutton Lake, Hawley Lake, Attawapiskat Lake, Nikip Lake, 

 Petownikip Lake, Sakwasso Lake, Lake St. Joseph, Wunnummin Lake, Sandy 

 Lake, Finger Lake and Sachigo Lake. 



In addition to these major surveys, resource management officers have 

 conducted short term or preliminary surveys on minor lakes for the purpose of 

 establishing commercial fishing licences. During the summer of 1965, minimal 

 tvpe surveys were carried out on five lakes in the Patricias which were sub- 

 sequently licenced to the Fort Hope Band of Indians. 



For the future, it is proposed that the surveys required in the Patricia district 

 be conducted by fisheries personnel in the forest districts concerned. 



10. SUTTON-HAWLEY LAKES (COCHRANE DISTRICT) 



A sport fishery and resort business have been developed on Hawley Lake, 

 Sutton Lake and Sutton River and operated by local Indian families. 



The objective of this programme is to assist the local Indian people in 

 operating a tourist business and to monitor the catches of brook and lake trout in 

 the area. 



The camp accommodated a total of forty tourists between June 21 and 



August 27, 1965. Harvest records for the last three years are as follows: 



Total Lake Lake Trout Total Brook Brook Trout 



Year Trout Caught Released Trout Caught Released 



1963 279 32 941 649 



1964 68 12 779 622 



1965 574 302 1,602 1,077 



Also, under the Resources Development Agreement, seven lakes and four 

 rivers in the Patricia east area were surveyd in 1965. The objective of the 

 programme is to locate areas in which northern Indians could profitably operate 

 tourist outfitting camps. 



The four rivers surveyed contained only small to medium sized summer fish 

 populations and a sports fishery cannot be recommended. A survey during the fall 

 will be necessary to determine if a fall sports fishery for anadromous fish is 

 feasible. Of the seven lakes surveyed, Kesagami Lake which contains northern 

 pike and walleye has the greatest potential for a sports fishery. 



11 OTHER STUDIES AND ACTIVITIES 



A study of the life history and ecology of Atlantic salmon (Ouananiche) was 

 conducted in Four Mile Bay of Trout Lake (North Bay District). Projects 

 involving the harvest and transfer of adult maskinonge from sanctuary areas to 

 adjacent waters were carried out in Sioux Lookout and Lindsay districts. The 

 movement of walleye in Bright Lake and Bolton River (Sault Ste. Marie district) 

 was studied via the fish tagging method. A walleye tagging programme to investi- 

 gate the possibility of discrete populations in Wabinosh Bay of Lake Nipigon was 

 continued in 1965. A community type freezer plant was erected at the Indian 

 settlement on Big Trout Lake, Patricia area, and is now being utilized by residents 

 of this northern village in the storage of fish, beaver, moose, caribou and other 

 food items. 



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