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fish caught, mostly herring, but they fell off in September and October, and there 

 were scarcely anything but blues and perch caught. There was an improvement 

 again towards the end of October but no herring were caught. White bass or white 

 perch as they are called were very scarce and hardly any to be seen, while some years 

 they are extremely numerous. Carp fishing has not paid expenses all the season. 

 The fishermen are having a great deal of trouble with their ice, last year it did not 

 keep good and it is expensive to have it shipped from other places. 



Ducks were very plentiful in the fall of 1912, but the water was rough and it 

 was hard to get at them, quite a number of them stayed in the district all through 

 the year, and are now very plentiful. Deer in the Government Park were getting 

 so thick that the Department had a man shoot 98 and they were sold at 10c. per 

 lb. 



The laws have been well observed, no one being fined, and all license fees were 

 paid early in the season. 



Angling season was good, quite a number of permits were sold to Americans. 



Overseer T. Peltier, of Dover South, reports that the number of fish caught 

 by the licensed fishermen has been about average. 



Dredging operations in the Eiver Thames and mouth thereof has interfered 

 with angling in that locality and there have been no non-resident anglers. 



The roll nets used by the farmers along the river have proved satisfactory, 

 sufficient being taken for their own use, but not in large enough quantities to 

 interfere with the run of fish in the river, and none have been used for commercial 

 purposes. 



Ducks are plentiful this fall, but quail and other game birds are scarce and 

 would warrant continued restriction in hunting. 



Lambton County. 



Overseer H. A. Elunden, of Sarnia, reports that the fishing season opened 

 Tery much as usual with periods of high winds which made it hard for pound net 

 fishermen to set their nets. 



By keeping a close watch he is able to see that the law regarding undersized 

 fish is being well observed. 



The fishermen report rather a light catch this year, but it is difficult to Qstimate 

 till the close of the season. 



Quail and partridges are not so plentiful in the more settled parts of the 

 County as they are further inland. 



Black squirrels are more plentiful this season. Muskrats are holding their 

 own in spite of the high price of pelts. Wild geese do not seem to be so numerous 

 as usually but wild ducks are more plentiful than former years. 



Lanabk County. 



Overseer Oeorge Burlce, of Pert%, reports that last November he was on the 

 Rideau Lake assisting Mr. Phillips and Mr. Best look after the whitefish. If the 

 inland lakes were as well looked after as th6 Eideau Lake the law-breakers would 

 not find much opportunity of committing infractions. Mr. Best and he seized 

 one gill net. They patrolled every night from dark until day break, using a drag, 

 and there was no illegal work done while they were there. 



