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blame on the pike, as they are very plentiful on the bass grounds. Many more 

 tourists visited those waters during the past season. He sold over one hundred 

 permits more than last season. The fishermen have had a very rough season. They 

 have lost a lot of their nets. Pickerel is increasing. Trout and whitefish are not up 

 to last year. Ducks and partridges are up to other years. He thinks that the 

 sporting season on partridges has done a lot towards increasing them. He got two 

 trap nets in Moon River. In May they were hid on Waubuno Island, ready to set. 

 He destroyed them on the spot. Also got one hoop-net and about two hundred and 

 fifteen yards of gill-net under size. The laws have been kept well. 



From the 12th to the 19th October there was only one day fit to fish. If there 

 are any trap nets anywhere they must be hid in the ibush, as they cannot find any 

 in the water, and they have got them hid before now. There are a lot of com- 

 plaints from the anglers on account of coarse fish in towards the shores. They get 

 tired of pike, and they tell him that they destroy the bass spawn, A great many 

 want to know if the Department would take into consideration and allow some few 

 of the guides to gill them out by paying a license in the winter. 



Lunge has not been as plentiful in the past twenty years, he is sure. A party 

 told him there the other day tl^at they should set gill nets and thin them out. 



This lias been the stormiest season since he has been on duty. For twelve days 

 the fishermen have been tied up. 



Overseer George G. Green, of Bradford, reports that the extremely high water 

 has been a grand thing for the game there tliis year. 



Ducks are very plentiful, and the quantity of black duck has been numerous, 

 some splendid bags having been made. 



Teal were also rather plentiful. 



The wood duck are scarce. 



Snipe have been numerous, but the high water has driven them to the high 

 lands, so that the shooting of them has not been so good. Partridge are scarce; he 

 supposes the wet weather has drowned the chicks. Squirrels are not very plentiful. 

 Fishing has not been very good, presumably on account of the enormous quantity of 

 feed. The fish company who are operating there have had a very good season. He 

 strongly advises a close season on all fur in this district, as a few years for the rats 

 and mink would give these animals a chance. This opinion is concurred in by the 

 local trappers. 



Overseer J. II. Laughlin, of Netv' Lowell, reports that the Game and Fishery 

 liaws have been well observed in that district. Red deer are increasing very fast; 

 also partridge. Wood hare are very plentiful. Mink are scarce; also raccoon. He 

 would be in favour of having a close season for the raccoon the same as mink. 

 Trappers have their traps set for raccoon in October, and the same trap will catch 

 a mink or rat. 



Overseer Robert Leadlay, of Barrie, reports that there has not been as many 

 whitefish and herring caught as in 1911. Trout are seldom caught in Kempenfeldt 

 Bay. The spawning season for them begins a'bout the middle of October, 

 and with ten days' extension this year they are off the shoals before the close 

 season begins, ■ He does not think it necessary to protect trout from the troller, as 

 there are few caught in ppportion to the quantity in the lake. Muskrats have 

 been plentiful, but the Indians trapped most of them last spring. There are quite 

 a few deer between Angus and Minnising, but they do not seem to increase very 

 fast. 



