1916 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 43 



Lennox County. 



From Overseer P. W. Dafoe, of Napanee, for the Township of Richmond, 



Angling has been a success. Many black bass have been taken. 



Commercial fishing on the whole has been fairly good, prices being high 

 and while a good deal went to the American market our own markets were well 

 supplied. 



Deer do not seem to have come south yet. 



Ducks are in abundance. 



Partridge are holding their own in point of numbers. 



Muskrat, mink, black squirrels and the coarse fur-bearing animals are not 

 decreasing so far as I can make out. 



From Overseer 0. H. Gurren, of Sandhurst, for the Township of Ernestown 

 and South Fredericksburg fronting Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte, but 

 not Hay Bay. 



Commercial fishing has been very good all season. Whitefish and lake trout 

 have been quite plentiful in this part of Lake Ontario, and some excellent catches 

 of both have been made. 



Whitefish in the Bay of Quinte have been very scarce, only a few good 

 catches being made before the close season. 



Eels have not been so plentiful as in other years. 



Perch are becoming very plentiful in the bay and I am under the impression 

 they should be netted to a greater extent as they are a great enemy to the young 

 fry in these waters. 



The laying out of the gaps has been a great help both for the Department 

 and the fishermen, as previous to this each fisherman had his idea of where 

 the lines were supposed to be, and now the buoys may be seen quite distinctly. 



Bass fishing has been excellent all season although the anglers were not 

 quite so numerous. Those that came report good fishing. 



Ducks have not been so plentiful as in former years. 



Black and grey squirrels are yet very scarce and partridge more so. 



Red foxes are on the increase. 



Muskrats are quite plentiful. 



From Overseer E. M. Hufm^n, of Napanee, for the Townships of North 

 Fredericksburg, Adolphustown, and South Fredericksburg, fronting Hay Bay and 

 Bay of Quinte as far as Cole's Point, but not including the Napanee River. 



Angling has been very good this season. 



Black squirrels almost extinct. 



Wild geese scarce. 



Partridge plentiful. 



Ducks are quite plentiful. If the sale of wild duck were prohibited for a 

 few seasons it would be a benefit. 



I would like to recommend a shorter season for muskrats. 



Lincoln County. 



From Overseer Oliver Taylor, of Niagara-on-the-Lahe, for the Niagara River, 

 between Niagara Falls and the mouth of the river. 



Herring, pickerel and small whitefish are very plentiful. 



