38 THE EEPORT UPON No. 13 



The regulations have been well observed. There was, however, one man fined 

 for catching and disposing of pike without a license. The carp men have practi- 

 cally done nothing, which may be accounted for by the unusually low water in 

 Eondeau Bay. 



On account of the service between Cleveland and Erie being poor this year 

 in comparison with last, the angling permits have been greatly reduced. He is 

 pleased to state that all commercial fishermen paid their license fee early in tbe 

 year. 



Overseer J. S. Smith, of Port Rowan, reports that the seine fishing in Long 

 Point Bay for the season is below the average for all fish except carp. 



The carp are quite numerous this season, and prices have ruled high, thus 

 netting the seine fishermen quite a nice income. He believes the carp should be 

 protected to a certain extent, as they are becoming quite a commercial fish, and in 

 Long Point Bay he thinks the revenue from the carp is greater than from all the 

 other fish. 



The bass fishing in the bay was up to the average, and the tourist trade about 

 the same as other years. 



There were no violations of the angling laws of any importance that came to 

 his notice. 



The change in the hunting season for plover and snipe from September 1st 

 to the 15th, thus having the open season the same as for ducks, is a decided suc- 

 cess in that section, and approved of by all the hunters. 



The Black Squirrels are quite plentiful, but it is almost impossible to protect 

 them when hunters are allowed to hunt the woods for partridge, quail and wood- 

 cock. 



If it could be arranged in all sections, he would recommend that the season 

 for partridge, quail, woodcock and squirrels be the same, and then there would be 

 no excuse for a man hunting in the woods for any of the above mentioned game 

 until they could lawfully hunt them all. 



Overseer James Yokes, of Nanticoke, reports : Amongst the gill-net fishermen 

 the season has varied considerably. The Port Dover tugs report an extra good 

 season, some especially large catches of herring and pickerel being reported, whilst 

 some very good hauls of whitefish were made this fall, showing that the fish were 

 very plentiful at the western side of the county and in Long Point Bay. 



On the other hand the Port Maitland tugs did not do nearly so well, the 

 fishing being very poor during the summer months, and some of the tugs being 

 laid up altogether. The price of fish has militated against the fishermen, for it has 

 been very low all summer, and whitefish at the present time are some three to five 

 cents lower than this time last year. 



No infractions of the law amongst the tug licensees have oome to his notice. 



The pound net fishing has not been so good this year as it was last year. The 

 fishing was fair in the spring, but poor throughout the summer and so far this 

 fall. The large quantities of white bass which came along shore last summer were 

 conspicuous by their absence this year. Sturgeon were caught in some numbers 

 in certain districts, but were of no account elsewhere. Very large numbers of small 

 herring and whitefish appeared to be running with the larger fish and some hun- 

 dreds of tons were put back into the lake. This, to his mind augurs well for future 

 fishing, and shows that the hatcheries are doing good work. Yellow pickerel were 

 about up to the average. Coarse fish not so plentiful, no doubt owing to the fact 



