38 THE REPORT UPON No. 14 



I went out to Christie's Lake to watch the pickerel run this spring. The run 

 was well on about the 15th and lasted till the 27th, then the suckers and catfish 

 came on. The night of the 27th the catfish were standing on their heads in the 

 rapids picking up the pickerel spawn. A man had to see it to believe it. 



Catfish and suckers should be taken out Adhere ver there is game fish. It is a 

 good thing to give the people a license for whitefish, also to fish hoop nets, as the 

 latter clean up the coarse fish and give the game fish a chance. 



From Overseer Ephraim Deacon, of Bolinglroohe, for the Townships of 

 Bathurst and South Sherbrooke, including Christy's Lake. 



Pickerel were very numerous on the spawning beds this spring and seemed 

 to be on the increase. 



Ducks appear to be very scarce this season, but partridge are quite plentiful. 



Mink and muskrats are not so plentiful as a few years ago. 



The angling has been very good this year, although not quite so many non- 

 residents applied for permits as last year. 



From Overseer Wm. Pepper, of Lanarh, for the Townships of Drummond, 

 Lanark, Darling and Lavant. 



Eish apparently have been more plentiful this year than at any time hereto- 

 fore for several years. This may be accounted for by the lessening amount of 

 angling. The Mississippi and the Clyde River with their enlargements are be- 

 coming well stocked with pickerel and black bass, but the quantity of pike in 

 these waters is appreciably declining. In the other waters of the district pike 

 are plentiful, also perch, rock bass and bullheads. 



In the regions where deer are to be found they seem to be more plentiful 

 this year than usual, and some have been seen in various places where they had 

 not hitherto been noticed. 



Partridge this season are not so numerous as formerly. This undoubtedly is 

 owing to the eggs having been spoiled by the wet weather during the nesting or 

 hatching season. 



There was also a perceptible falling off of the number of wild duck usually 

 found in the lakes and rivers of the district. 



From Overseer J. H. Phillips, of Smith's Falls, for County of Frontenac 

 lying north of the Townships of Kingston and Pittsburg, the Townships of 

 North and South Crosby, Bastard, South Elmsley and Kitley, County of Leeds 

 and County of Lanark. 



During November kept a patrol of Rideau Lake during the whitefish run. 

 had a launch rented for a week after patrol boat Ella C. was laid up. Found 

 many fishermen that were licensed, all fishing legally and pleased to get a few 

 whitefish. 



December, January, February and March were not busy months, but I made 

 frequent trips over my district to see no illegal work was being done. 



In June started with Ella C. and patrolled Rideau waters steadily until 

 October 31st. Though there were not many tourists from the United States 

 the Rideau was crowded by residents of the Province. Permits sold were about 

 the same as last year. 



The salmon fisliing was excellent; the bass fishing was also good. I think 

 it would be a good thing to shorten the time for fishing whitefish to ten or 

 fifteen days. 



