THE REPORT UPON No. 9 



Fish 



The statistics of the commercial fisheries of the Province are shown in 

 comparison as follows: — 



Gill nets licensed (yards) . . . 



Seines " 



Pound nets " 



Hoop nets " 



Dip and roll nets licensed 



Spears " 



Hooks " . 



Number of men employed 



Number of tugs 



Number of gasoline boats 



Number of sail or row boats 



Value of boats, ice-houses, wharves and 



twine 



Aggregate catch in pounds 



Value to fishermen 



There was an unusual demand for non-resident Anghng Licenses this year, 

 and for a number of years a steady increase in revenue from this source has 

 taken place, as will be shown by the following comparisons: — 



1922 1923 1924 1925 



Revenue from Angling Licenses. $63,132 00 $77,856 75 $105,862 50 $128,115 00 



Although game fishing is reported as good in various parts of the Province, 

 it can be readily seen that the yearly toll is fast increasing and places a demand 

 on the hatcheries that will require the maximum production to maintain a supply 

 that will satisfy the steadily increasing resident and non-resident anglers. 



Hatcheries 



Elsewhere in this report will be found in detail the quantities and varieties 

 of fry and fingerlings placed in various waters of the Province from hatcheries 

 located at Mount Pleasant, Glenora, Sault Ste. Marie, Normandale, Port 

 Carling, Port Arthur and Fort Frances, and for comparative purposes with the 

 previous year, the following figures show a summary of total distribution: — 



Whitefish Fry 



Pickerel Fry 



Salmon Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Herring Fry 



Rainbow Trout Fry and Fingerlings 



Speckled Trout Fingerlings and Fry 



Black Bass Fingerlings and Fry 



Parent Black Bass 



340,065,997 560,247,611 348,191,736 



The public are demanding every year a distribution of fry and fingerlings 

 much in excess of the possible supply obtainable from the Provincial Hatcheries, 

 and this is particularly so in regard to Game Fish. The distribution of small- 

 mouthed black bass is made from fry and fingerlings obtained by placing parent 

 fish in artificial ponds, but as this was an abnormal season and the weather 

 unusually cold, the hatch of small-mouthed black bass resulted in a total failure, 

 and all applicants for such fry and fingerlings were disappointed. In order 



