38 THE REPORT OF THE No. 31 



Overseer Clarkson, Lakehurst, County Peterborough, reports that the 

 catch of bass and maskinonge in Buckhorn, Pigeon and Sandy Lakes was up 

 to the average, but the catch of bass in Chemong was a little below on account 

 of high water. The number of tourists that visited the above place was about 

 the average. 



The fishery regulations and close seasons were well observed. There are 

 no fishway8 in his division, and the mill owners have observed the law fairly 

 well. 



The salmon trout fishing in Catchacoma Lake the fishermen report to 

 be up to the average. 



Overseer Johnson, Harwood, Rice Lake, reports that the close season was 

 observed much better than the previous year. One case of illegal fishing came 

 to his notice, and was dealt with as mentioned in his monthly report. 



Angling was good and some very fine fish were caught. The latter part 

 of the season, however, was not good owing to the high winds "which kept the 

 waters in a state not favorable for fishing, and which caused tourists to leave 

 before the season was over. More tourists visited Rice Lake this year than 

 for a number of years previously. He would recommend that foreigners pay 

 the fee before putting a line in the water, and not wait until leaving to get 

 permits. 



Overseer Merriam, Harwood, Rice Lake, reports that the fish during the 

 spawning season were as plentiful as usual. Only one violation came to his 

 notice during the close season. The fishing was good and every one was satis- 

 fied when the weather would permit them to fish. There were a good many 

 tourists here and most of them went away well pleased and expressing their 

 intention of coming again next year. In regard to the fee of one dollar for 

 American tourists he thinks it would only be fair to make each and every one 

 pay a fee of one dollar before putting a line in the water, and if they were 

 caught fishing before taking out a permit to charge them two dollars or 

 enforce a penalty. It would make it so much easier for the Overseer, as they 

 would then look him up or write to him. But as it is now they will stand 

 him off till they are going home and slip out with their fish. 



He also thinks that one dollar charged each and every man and woman 

 who fished there in our waters would bring a greater revenue than to charge 

 them five dollars, as a great many of the Americans who come over are work- 

 ing men who can only stop a week or ten days at most, and some of the time 

 it will blow so hard they cannot go on the water. A great many more would 

 come and the revenue to the Department would be greater and the fee would 

 be in reach of every one. 



Overseer Purcell, Colebrook, Addington County, reports that there has 

 been very little netting done in his district, and the angling and trolling in 

 the sporting lakes are not nearly as good as they should be or as they were 

 formerly, on account of hoop netting, which in those lakes should not be 

 allowed. In his opinion every foreigner who holds a line in any way should 

 be made to pay $2, and if they take the two days' catch, $2.50 for an angling 

 permit. There have been a great many Americans over there each year, and 

 have taken large quantities of fish home with them. They generally stop 

 where there is an ice house, keep two or three weeks' fish there on ice, and 

 then take them home. They have been in the habit of doing this for some 

 years, until he got after a few and made them pay for angling permits. Some 

 twenty escaped him as he had no book of permits. (Book sent him August 9.) 

 He also notified all the station agents along the Bay of Quinte Railway to 

 allow no fish to leave the station without a coupon on package. 



