248 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



Catch : Yellow perch, 196 ; bluegill, 141 ; grayback minnow, 

 96; skipjack, 81; Notrojris heterodon, 64; small-mouth black bass, 

 84 ; straw bass, 34 ; pumpkinseed, 25 ; Johnny darter, 7 ; log perch, 

 5; rock bass, 3; mad tom, 1. 



The 'oass ^small- and large-mouth) were each about 2 inches 

 long (some only 13/16 inch) and were doubtless present year 

 brood : The yellow perch, bluegills, rock bass, log perch and skip- 

 jacks were nearly all of the present year's brood. 



July 18, 2 :30 to 3 :30 p. m. Stations 461 to 467, at south end 

 from Overmyer's spring west to small brook coming out of Over- 

 myer's woods. Air, 74° : water, 79°. Seine, 30-foot. 



Catch : Bluegill, 58 ; small-mouth black bass, 39 ; straw bass, 

 25 ; yellow perch, many ; grayback minnow, many ; Notropis heter- 

 odon, several ; rock bass, 4 ; Johnny darter, 2 ; Iowa darter, 1 ; skip- 

 jack, 1 ; blunt-nose minnow, 6 ; common bullhead, 1. 



The small-mouth bass were all approximately of the same size 

 and averaged 1^ inches long. The one straw bass saved measured 

 IJj inches long. The two rock bass measured were Ij and 1.06 

 inches long, and the yellow perch averaged lij inches. All of these 

 were evidently of the 1900 brood. The graybacks averaged 

 2.34 inches and 6 examples of Nofropis heterodon, 2.34 inches. The 

 examples of these two species were probably 2 or 3 years old. 



July 19, 2 :30 to 4 :30 p. m. Stations 468 to 481, from Murray's 

 to Farrar's. Air, 80° ; v/ater, 79° ; seine, 30-foot. 



Catch : Small-mouth black bass, 175 ; log perch, 25 ; straw 

 bass, 18 ; grayback minnow, 13 ; yellow perch, 12 ; rock bass, 3 ; 

 skipjack, 2 large schools of young (hauls 473 and 474) ; straw-col- 

 ored minnow, 46 ; Iowa darter, 2. 



August 7, 11:30 to 12:00 m. Stations 482 and 483, at Fish 

 Commission pier. Air, 89°; water, 82°; seine, 45-foot. 



Catch : Bluegill, 50 ; yellow perch, several ; log perch, many : 

 straw bass, few ; small-mouth black bass, few. Some of the blue- 

 gills weie large. 



August 9, 9 :00 p. m. Stations 484 and 485, at Fish Commis- 

 sion pier, with 45-iOot seine. Air, 85° ; water, 82°. Catch: Blue- 

 gill, many ; rock bass, common ; yellow perch, common ; straw bass, 

 small-mouth black bass, log perch, straw-colored minnow, blunt- 

 nose minnow, skipjack and grayback minnow, few ; walleyed pike, 

 one 10-inch example. 



August 10, 9:00 p. m. Station 486, at Fish Commission sta- 

 tion, with 120-foot seine. Air, 85°; water, 80°. Catch: Bluegill, 

 abundant ; rock bass and yellow perch, few large and many young ; 

 straw bass, small-mouth black bass, log perch, straw-colored min- 



