1916 GAME AND FISHEEIES. 51 



Bass and maskinonge were plentiful in the marshes and creeks last spring, and 

 the close season was very well observed. 



Fishing was not good during the summer, high winds and so much rain were 

 the main causes. Tourists reported poor fishing in most of the lakes and rivers. 

 It certainly was an off season. 



A fair number of muskrats were caught last spring, but owing to the low water 

 and the low prices for fur the rats had a good chance to increase for another year. 



Quite a number of ducks this year. I think the duck season should open on 

 the 15th of September, and that the line dividing the two districts should be 

 changed. 



Partridge are scarce. Black squirrel are plentiful, but automobile parties 

 carrying guns before squirrel season are a source of annoyance, and something 

 should be done to stop the squirrel shooting before the season opens. An overseer 

 cannot cover very much ground in an afternoon, but an automobile party can take 

 in a good many woods, and unless the overseer has some such conveyance he has 

 no chance to catch them. 



Partridge, black squirrel and rabbits should come in all together on the 15th 

 of October, then no person would have any reason to carry a gun through the woods 

 before the season opened. 



From Overseer J. R. McAllister, of Gore's Landing, for Rice Lake, between 

 Jubilee Point, and Lower Close's Point and the waters tributary thereto, in the 

 Townships of Hamilton and Alnwick. 



Muskrats were very plentiful last spring and there. are more now than there 

 were in the spring as they were not trapped too close. 



Ducks are in the lake in great numbers just now, but not many of them have 

 been killed. 



Grouse are as numerous as usual. 



Black and grey squirrels are plentiful. 



Fishing in Rice Lake has been very poor indeed. Both bass and maskinonge 

 were hard to catch except the first two weeks in October when there were a number 

 of nice maskinonge taken. People who live around Gore's Landing say it is the 

 high water that is the cause of poor fishing. 



The fish are as plentiful in the marsh as usual in April and May when they 

 are spawning so that there is apparently no decrease. 



From Overseer F. H. Meneilly, of WarTcworth, for the River Trent and tribu- 

 taries from Percy Boom to Campbellford Bridge. 



The fishing was good here this season and all kinds of fish seem to be in- 

 creasing rapidly. When the Trent Canal is finished and the water is kept at a 

 certain level they will, I believe, increase more so. All the fish caught here is by 

 local fishermen as not many tourists come here. 



Partridge are quite plentiful this year. 



Black squirrels are very thick. 



Rabbits are also increasing very fast and threaten in a few more years to be a 

 pest. 



From Overseer A. L. Reindeau, of Campbellford, for the Trent River and 

 tributaries from Campbellford to Trent Bridge. 



Maskinonge fishing was extra good in the first of the season but not as good 

 in August. 



