1912 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 59 



Overseer J. H. Phillips, of Smith's Falls, reports that he left Smith's Falls 

 May 22nd, with Engineer Best, en route to Kingston, to take charge of the steamer 

 Ella C. After the Slth he kept up a constant patrol of the Eideau waters between 

 Newboro and Smith's Falls until Sept. 29th. Then he took the steamer to Kings- 

 ton and delivered her over to Capt. Fleming to patrol the Bay of Quinte the 

 remainder of the season. 



The fishing in the Eideau this year has been very good, the salmon especially, 

 and lie thinks this is due to the fry that was put in the lake some years ago and 

 also by the destruction of the ling. The salmon fishing was good throughout the 

 season, and quite frequently the limit was caught. The bass fishing was also very 

 good and the tourists were able to get some good catches, but he would advise that 

 the lake be restocked. 



The Eideau is imiproving every year as a summer resort, and more tourists 

 than ever enjoyed it this summer, as the sale of permits will show over last year 

 and preceding ones. Over twelve new cottages were built this year and much 

 more land bought for next year. Among the cottages erected was a $15,000 one 

 near Portland by a Montreal man. 



If the new electric road goes through between Ottawa and Kingston he thinks 

 it will boom Eideau Lake, as it will make it much more convenient to get there. 



During the summer the boarding-houses were all filled, and many Americans 

 lived on their own boats more than usual. The sale of permits does not well indi- 

 cate the number of non-residents that visit the Eideau, because a large number of 

 them procure their permits on the way there, as in Ottawa, Kingston, or Jones' 

 Falls. 



The laws were well observed during the past year, and he only had occasion 

 for three convictions. The first was on a man for trapping muskrat out of season. 

 He seized the eighty-isix muskrat skins he 'had and the magistrate fined him $430. 

 The second was on a man for using a gill-net illegally through the ice in Tofee's 

 mill-pond. He had him fined $10 and costs, and seized his net, which he destroyed. 

 The third was on a man fromt Gananoque, who was fishing with a gill-net. He 

 had him fined $10 and costs. 



Last fall and winter he was engaged in taking ling out of Eideau Lake by the 

 use of hoop-net. This is doing good work, and is getting rid of these destructive 

 fish. During the winter many tons were taken out, and often people would drive 

 for miles to see them on the ice. He thinks if this work be continued it will do a 

 great deal of good for the Eideau and other lakes as well. 



This fall, along with C. E. Best, he watched the lake in the salmon run and 

 found that the bullheads eat a large quantity of salmon spawn. This could be 

 plainly seen by the use of a lantern by night. No illegal netting was done; he 

 only found one net, and the owner had just set it. He took the net, but the man 

 escaped. Outside of this, he found no one fishing. He thinks it would be wise to 

 change the close season to October for salmon. He finds that licensing the guides 

 is a good thing, as it miakes them afraid to net, because if they get caught they 

 will lose their license. 



The ducks and the partridge are plentiful. Before the duck season opened 

 he kept a close watch over all the duck ground to prevent illegal shooting. 



Overseer H. R. Purcell, of ColehrooJc, reports that he has had only a few 

 minor offences of either hunting or illegal fishing in his district. He says that 

 those lakes which have been stocked with bass in the north part of the county are 



