1915 GAME AND FISHERIES. 33 



Overseer Henry Holliday, of Wolfe Island, reports that the fishing in his 

 district was good. Bass fishing was good all the season, and the fish were a fine 

 size, some excellent catches being made. Pike were very plentiful and large. 

 Maskinonge afforded good sport and one angler caught as many as three in one 

 day. The net fishermen made some fine catches of whitefish and salmon trout. 

 The hoop net fishermen report a profitable season, as the catches and prices were 

 both good. 



There were fewer anglers on the Eiver St. Lawrence last season than in 

 former years. 



Wild ducks were never known to be so plentiful as they were in the spring. 

 The rivers and bays were full of all kinds for about two weeks. They were very 

 scarce last fall until about October 35th when they came in great quantities. 



Muskrats are becoming very scarce. He would recommend that the trapping 

 season should not open until the middle of March, then there would be no breaking 

 of houses or runways. 



Overseer J. A. Kennedy, of TicMorne, reports that the fishing in the water 

 of his district continues to be as good as formerly, and owing to the Public Works 

 Department having expended $300 on .drainage work between Crow and Bobs 

 Lake, there will be an increase in the number of tourists visiting the district. 



The fish to be found in those waters are black bass, salmon, pickerel, pike, 

 rock and sunfish, herring, whitefish, bullheads, suckers, lyng, eels and perch. 

 Anglers were well satisfied with their catches last season. 



Partridge are plentiful, ducks very scarce, and all fur-bearing animals are 

 decreasing. There are a few deer. 



Overseer Thomas Marsh, of Collins Bay, reports that since his appointment 

 last April he has visited the lakes and streams and the abodes of game and fur- 

 bearing animals in his district and has found the law well observed by Canadian 

 citizens, but not always by the Americans, whom he found very hard to apprehend. 

 They have fast motor boats and are able to get away before he can reach them. 



Fishing has not been any too good, bass in particular being scarce. Eels 

 were quite plentiful in June and some good catches were reported. 



Partridge are more plentiful than last year, but ducks were very scarce, per- 

 haps on account of the open fall. The licensing of all trappers would, in the over- 

 seer's opinion, be a move in the right direction. Muskrats were quite plentiful 

 and a few raccoons, skunks and foxes were caught but they were quite scarce. 



Overseer F. L. Wormwith, of Arden, reports that the fishing was fairly good 

 this year in most of the lakes, although the waters should be restocked. A great 

 many tourists visit his district every year. 



Deer were quite plentiful and almost all the hunters obtained the legal number. 

 He had no trouble during the season with parties hunting without licenses as he 

 had in former years. Partridge have been fairly plentiful. Ducks were very 

 scarce. There were fewer hunters from outside the Province this year, but more 

 residents. 



The people of his district think it would be better if the open season for deer 

 commenced on November 15th instead of the 1st, as a great many deer are wounded 

 and get away, being often found later where they have died. Two weeks later there 

 would be snow and the deer could be tracked. 

 3 G. 



