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Notropis httdsonius, shiner 6 108 



Micropterus salmoides, largemouth black bass 6 100 



Lepomis incisor, bluegill 2 62 



Micropterus dolomieu, smallmouth black bass 4 $2 



Hiodon tergisus, mooneye 3 17 



Pomoxis annularis, white crappie 1 15 



Esox lucins, pickerel 5 14 



Catostomns commefsonii, common sucker 2 9 



Roccus chrysops, white bas* 1 6 



Aphredoderus sayanus, pirate perch 1 5 



Boleosoma nigrum, Johnny darter 3 5 



Pomoxis sparoides, black crappie 2 4 



Cyprinus cafpio, carp 3 4 



Carpoides thompsoni, river carp 2 4 



Schilbeades gyrinus, tadpole cat 2 



Moxostoma breviceps, short-headed red-horse 1 



Notropis heterodon, shiner 2 2 



Ameiurus natalis, yellow bullhead 1 1 



Data on catches made with trot lines set in the slews at the 

 foot of Lake Pepin were obtained from two sources. From 

 June 26 to 30 Mr. Jean Hogue, a commercial fisherman, set a 

 line. For bait he used minnows and "cut bait" from fishes. 

 On four out of the five nights with 1125 5/0 Kirby hooks set 

 for a total of about sixty hours he caught ten channel cats. 

 Mr. Tasche set a total of 658 2/0 Kirby hooks on ten nights 

 from July 1 to 13. With minnows, crayfishes, and "cut bait" 

 he caught fishes and turtles as follows, the first figure indicat- 

 ing the number of nights a species was caught and the second, 

 the total catch: 



Ameiurus natalis, yellow bullhead 6 29 



Ictalurus punctatus, channel cat 5 



Ameiurus melas, black bullhead 2 5 



Ameiurus nebulosus, speckled bullhead 2 



Anguilla crysypa, eel 1 



Lepisosteus platostomus, duck-billed gar 1 



Chrysemys marginata, painted turtle 1 1 



Emydoidea blandingi, Blanding's turtle 1 



Platypeltis spinifera, soft-shelled turtle 1 1 



Information as to the abundance and distribution of the 

 fishes in Lake Pepin was also obtained from Mr. Earle Little 

 and his crew. These men operated a commercial seine just 

 above the outlet of the lake. The seine was 2,000 feet long and 

 28 feet deep; the mesh was 2^ inch, bar measure, except 



