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THE REPORT UPON 



No. 9 



Applications for fish for the year 1927-28 numbered 1,142. 

 disposed of as follows: — 



Table II. — Disposition of Applications for Fish, 1927-28 



Speckled Trout. 

 Lake Trout .... 

 Rainbow Trout . 

 Brown Trout . . 



Black Bass 



Pickerel 



Whitefish 



Herring 



♦Pike 



Maskinonge . . . . 



No. of 

 Applications 



456 



207 



18 



2 



177 



204 



55 



20 



2 



1 



1,142 



No. 

 Filled 



283 



138 



2 



58 

 124 



52 

 13 



670 



No. 

 Cancelled 

 Waters 

 Unsuitable 

 50 

 35 

 8 

 1 

 34 

 5 



182 



No. 

 Cancelled 

 Duplicate 

 Applications 

 11 

 14 

 1 



io 



5 



These were 



No. Brought 



Forward 



(Biological 



Studies 



Necessary) 



112 



20 



7 



1 



75 



24 



2 



6 



247 



♦Applications not granted, since pike are not propagated by the Department. 



In addition to the general lake and stream surveys, the following special 

 problems were undertaken: — 



Messrs. H. H. MacKay and R. A. McKenzie commenced a study of the 

 effect of hoop-netting on game fish in the waters of the Rideau System and 

 Lake Ontario. Considerable information of a statistical nature has been com- 

 piled ^ and for the ensuing year the fishermen will be provided with blank forms, 

 as shown on page ten, in order that we may follow the trend of the fisheries 

 and make regulations accordingly. District wardens and overseers will check 

 up the recording of this valuable information. Doubtless, there will be some 

 objections to this taken by the fishermen, but with the assistance of the overseers 

 the difficulties, if any, should be overcome. Studies in connection with hoop- 

 netting may be extended to include, — firstly, the interdependence of coarse fish 

 in these waters with the game fish, and secondly, a study of the spawning periods, 

 and thirdly, the most satisfactory mesh of netting to use which will protect 

 the fish requiring protection. 



ONTARIO 



GAME & FISHERIES DEPARTMENT 



Biological Branch 



Date 



Set 



Date 



Lifted 



Air 

 Temp. 



Water 

 Temp. 



rt 



Location Bag No 



Character of bottom Depth of water 



Sworn before me at I. the undersigned, do make oath and say that the 



County of above returns are correct to the best of my knowledge 



This day of 192. . and belief. 



Signature of Owner 



Commissioner or J. P. 

 Note. — Each bag should be numbered and this number retained for the entire season. S.M.B.B. — Small- 

 mouthed Black Bass. L.M.B.B. = Large-mouthed Black Bass. Speckled or Calico Bass. 



