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marsh as other years; but the fish were in just the same, but spawned in the deep 

 water, and he thinks it was the best spring he has ever seen for the spawn to get 

 hatched. He is speaking of what be saw around the Otonabee Eiver and the drowned 

 land in that end of the Lake. Maskinonge fishing was good this year, better than 

 for years. Black bass fishing was good around some of the islands, but it was not 

 so good in the Otonabee Eiver as it has been other years. 



All kinds of wild ducks were as plentiful as other years. They are coming in 

 to Eiee Lake now at the time of writing, the end of 0-ctober. Grouse are increasing 

 in numbers. Squirrel, both black and grey, are quite numerous. 'Muskrats were 

 very scarce on account of the long open season — last December was an open month, 

 and there were a great many rats caught that were worth only half the money that 

 they sold for in April, 1912. The season for taking muskrats should be from the 

 15th March to the 1st day of May. All the trappers are in favour of it on Eice Lake. 

 The Game and Fish Law was very well observed in the west end of the Lake and 

 Otonabee Eiver, as far as Bensfort Bridge. 



Overseer F. H. Meneilley, of Warl:worth, reports that he believes that the 

 fishing is better than ever in that district, which he ascribes to the following 

 causes : Abolishment of the use of nets and close watch on spearing. 



All fish caught there are used for home consumption. 



He does not know of any aibuses that are existing in that district. 



The close seasons have been well observed. 



No violations of the law came to his knowledge, except that he found a night 

 line and two sets of nets, which he confiscated. 



The different mills in that district have observed the law well. He notified 

 them every spring, and then watched for any infraction, and may say that there 

 have not been any. 



The fish have a free passage in that river, except for a natural fall. 



Overseer Amos Shearer, of Boseneaih, reports that during the close season for 

 fish and game in Eice Lake last spring the lake was higher than it usually is at that 

 season, and very cold and rough, ahnost impossible to see any fish, and he thinks 

 very few were taken out. 



T'llie fishing in the open season has been very good. 



Duck shooting about as good as usual. 



Partridge are very plentiful, also black and grey squirrel. 



Cotton tail rabbits are becoming a decided pest to the farmers. 



Overseer D. 0. Stuart, of Codrington, reports that in his district he thinks the 

 law has been very well observed during the past year. The fish must be increasing, 

 particularly pickerel and bass, as there were a great many caught this year, and in 

 the smaller streams there seem to be more sipeckled trout than usual, he supposes on 

 account of not much mill refuse such as sawdust running in the creeks. 



In regard to game, ducks are about as numerous as usual, and he finds that 

 partridges and black squirrels are thick. He has seen more this year than he ever 

 saw before. 



Muskrats are also plentiful around there. One trapper caught twenty-four 

 one night last spring in Marsh Creek. 



Overseer W. H. Thompson, of Bensfort, reports that the Game and Eish Laws 

 have been well observed during the past season in his division, not saying but what 

 there has been some illegal Avork going on. 



