1934 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1933 



21 



Trout Pond, Dorion Trout Rearing Station, Dorion, Ontario 



Distribution of hatchery reared fry to suitable waters by certain pre- 

 scribed planting methods should assist in maintaining the supply. 



The quantity distributed during the year exceeded the previous year's 

 output by over 143.000,000 fry; this total distribution was only exceeded 

 during the years 1924, 1927 and 1929. 



Lake Herring 



Our collection of lake herring eggs depends to a large extent on the 

 assistance of commercial fishermen operating in the fall when the species in 

 question is spawning. Since the lake herring spawns late in November and 

 early December, weather conditions often upset the best organized plan 

 for a large collection. This was the chief reason for the reduced collection 

 and distribution in 1933. 



Yellow Pickerel (Pike-Perch or Dore) 



Pickerel spawn was collected by licensed commercial fishermen at the 

 lower end of lake Huron, in the vicinity of Sarnia. No other pickerel 

 stations were operated during the year. 



Small-Mouthed Black Bass 



The pond culture of small-mouthed l^lack bass fry and fingerlings in 

 the Mount Pleasant bass ponds continued successfully. In addition, 2,600, 

 five to eight inch small-mouthed black bass were harvested from Pigeon 

 lake, in Haliburton county, and distributed to suitable neighbouring waters. 



