Big Island hatchery 

 would benefit south 

 end of Lake 

 Winnipeg. 



Gold-eye hatchery 

 worthy of attention 



toba is a matter of urgency, inasmuch as these waters are entirely 

 m Canadian territory and the Dominion benefits fully by the 

 improvement in, the fish supply in contrast to the Great Lakes in 

 which any hatchery operations in Canada would benefit the United 

 States fisheries on those lakes. We cannot lay too great stress on 

 the building of new hatcheries, and we strongly recommend that, 

 if investigations show that at Big 'Island, or in the waters in the 

 neighbourhood, supplies of spawn can be relied upon, a large hatchery 

 should be built in that region, the object of which would be to 

 improve the supply of whitefish in the lower portion of Lake Winni- 

 peg. As a Commission, we would strongly recommend that a trial 

 'be made this year as to the possibility of obtaining ample supplies 

 of spawn, so that if the results are favourable, there will be nlo delay 

 in the erection and equipment of a new hatchery at Big Island. In 

 this connection we would call attention to the increasing importance 

 of that excellent food fish, the gold-eye, which has been acquiring 

 popularity as a smoked fish in reoent years. If attention could be 

 paid to the procuring of the eggs of gold-eyes, and planting quanti- 

 ties of them in the lower endi of the lake, the gold-eye industry 

 could be, jwe think, largely increased and developed. 



More extensive 

 pickerel hatchery 

 desirable. 



Black bass asked 

 for Lake Dauphin, 



Introduction of 

 black bass. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR STOCKING WATERS AVITII FISH. 



The importance of the yellow pickerel, or dore, from a com- 

 mercial standpoint has vastly increased in recent years. When 

 dressed, they stand handling and shipping even better than white- 

 fish, and are hard and sweet fish, so that amongst certain sectionfj of 

 the population they are even preferred to whitefish, and in some 

 markets command even a higher price than whitefish. Hence, it is 

 highly desirable that the supplies of this fish in the Manitoba lakes 

 and rivers should, if possible, be increased, and we would strongly 

 recommend that more extensive hatching of pickerel be carried 011 

 in the Dominion Government hatcheries, and that in such waters 

 as the Red river, Shoal lake, and other waters that might be named, 

 stocking operations should be carried on upon a vastly increased 

 tcale, so that this excellent fish, the yellow pickerel, may be obtained 

 in increased quantities for the market. While dealing with the ques- 

 tion of introducing fresh supplies of fish fry, and of re-stocking 

 waters with fish, we may mention that the Commission has had 

 brought before it some requests for the introduction of black bass 

 into Manitoba waters. For example, Lake Dauphin, which is rapidly 

 becoming a popular summer resort, is not well adapted for such 

 iish as whitefish, and the local residents strongly urge that black 

 bcss be planted in these waters. We have also had brought before 

 us an application for the stocking of Rock lake with black bass, and 

 there are a number of other lakes which are also well adapted for 

 stocking with black bass ; and, as this fish is not only a good one for 

 the table but ranks as one of the best game fish, affording great 

 sport to the summer residents and attracting tourists from long dis- 

 tances, we are of opinion that the question of planting black bass in 

 these waters should be given the most favourable consideration. 



There are really no game fish in Manitoba, though any number 

 of available lakes exist which, there is good ground for thinking, 

 might be well stocked with sporting fish which would be a great 

 attraction and benefit to the people of the province generally. We 

 realize that indiscriminate stocking of waters with new kinds of 



