24: THE EJEPOET UPON No. 14 



Eegarding the fishing pickerel have been more numerous the past season than 

 for several years while bass have been a good average for here. 



If greater co-operation can>be secured in protecting the bass in their spawning 

 grounds on the opposite side of the river we should, in a few years, have far better 

 bass fishing than has existed. 



Other kinds of fish have been about as usual as mentioned last year. Eels 

 and suckers work havoc with the game fish spawn in the creeks during the spring 

 months. The dog fish has made its entrance to these waters though as yet in. small 

 numbers and it is to' be hoped will not become plentiful. 



Most of the commoner fish exist to some extent in the waters of the St. 

 Lawrence in these parts. 



Durham County. 



From Overseer Robert Elliott, of Port Hope, for the Townships of Hope and 

 Cavan. 



The catch of whitefish was greatly in excess of last season. They are in- 

 creasing every year. Salmon trout were about the same as last year. 



Angling in the harbour has not been as good as last year owing to so much 

 dredging and blasting, perch, eel, bullheads, carp and suckers being the fish mostly 

 caught. 



In regard to brook trout I would recommend the close season from September 

 1st as the female trout begin to ascend the streams to spawn and are easy to catch. 

 There are a great number -caught between the first and fifteenth of September. 



I would also recommend that Sunday fishing for brook trout be prohibited as 

 a number* use automobiles to go Sunday fishing. I regret this very much as the 

 creeks will soon be void of trout if it is allowed to continue. 



Partridge, black squirrel, wood hare and cotton tail rabbits are quite numerous. 



Ducks are not very plentiful. 



Muskrat are very plentiful, but mink are scarce. 



Weasel and skunk are quite plentiful. 



I would recommend a gun license, say on© dollar, as there are so many boys 

 running about with guns shooting everything in sight, overseers could then protect 

 the game much better. 



From Overseer 8. 0. Pickell, of Bowmanville, for County of Durham. 

 Ducks are as plentiful as last year. 



Hares and partridges, despite the wet season, are increasing. The small fur- 

 bearing animals are holding their own. 



Fishing I find is about the same as former years. 



From Overseer C. Twamley, of Cavan, for Townships of Cavan and Manvers. 



Black bass were more numerous than ever when they came up to spawn. 



Speckled trout also were plentiful. 



The partridge and black ducks were very numerous. _^ 



Mink are scarce but muskrats are plentiful. 



Black squirrels are very scarca 



Hares are often seen. 



From Overseer John Watson, of Caesarea, for the Townships of Cartwright 

 and Manvers, the waters of Lake Scugog, fronting on said Townships and the 

 waters tributary to said laka 



