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winter or the first part of the present year, but the fishermen that have set their 

 nets and commenced fishing report good catches. 



On the 10th of June the first non-resident tourists came to Jones Falls and 

 commenced fishing for pike putting back into the water any bass that by chance 

 would take the hook until the 15th of June when the season opened for all 

 species of bass. 



For the remaining half of June the number of American tourists to the 

 hotels and fishing in the waters of this district were just about equal to other 

 seasons, but later on it was a long way short of previous years. 



While the number of non-resident tourists during the month of July decreased 

 the resident tourist traffic was greater than ever. The hotels and boarding 

 houses as well as the guides made as much as any previous season. 



I never saw the tourist fishermen as well pleased with the fishing as they 

 have been in this district this present season, I never saw as fine catches or as 

 large bass as I saw this season spread out on the lawns of the hotels at Jones 

 Falls and Chaffey Lock. 



I feel compelled, however, to refer to a class of tourist coming mostly from 

 Ottawa, Toronto, Kingston and Hamilton, who live on their own boats. They 

 spend no money in the district yet destroy and take away large quantities of 

 fish. The season just passed has been a very severe season on the fish in the 

 waters of my division, especially on the bass, largely owing to the class of tourist 

 mentioned above. The Canadian tourist certainly is harder on the fish than the 

 American tourist and this has been the hardest season on the fish in the Rideau 

 Canal waters in ten years, but all the same the bass fishing has remained good 

 right up to the close of the angling season. 



Ducks are very scarce on the Eideau this fall, more so than I have ever seen. 



Partridge also are pretty, scarce. 



Eabbits are plentiful and I have heard complaint from some of the farmers 

 of damage being done by them in the grain fields. 



Black squirrels too are very plentiful and a lot of complaints have been 

 made by the farmers of damage to the cornfields. 



While the angling continues good in this district I would recommend in 

 reducing a day's catch of bass to five, this would help to maintain the supply 

 and it would satisfy the tourists just as well as eight the present number. 



From Overseer William Spence, of Charleston, for Charlestown Lake and 

 its tributaries. 



Angling was better than in former years, although fewer tourists visited 

 the lake. The salmon fishing never was better. 



Ducks were plentiful on both Charleston and Wiltse Lakes. 



Mink, muskrats and black squirrels are scarce. 



Partridge are quite plentiful. 



From Overseer J. H. Stewart, of Brockville, for the Townships of Elizabeth- 

 town and the front of Escott and Yonge. 



The past season has been a most favourable one for both fish and game. 



Maskinonge fishing never was better than it has been this season, especially 

 in the vicinity of American and Black Charlie Island. 



Bass and pickerel fishing was also good. 



Ducks, partridge and snipe are quite plentiful. 



