American Fisheries Society. V5 
The next table refers to lake trout. 
LAKE TROUT. 
Year Total Catch, Pounds Total Value 
ALSO Hi ramre Part «cite ydansr acer accuse bash elehinte ne aay ous 9,132,000 $375,200.00 
SO Peer Pama er N ceva cep OCN aia Balelaue ay ai 8,860,000 358,598.09 
HOS Ieee at val Wan ciAavehorcheh shee es Slain nlorene 8,948,000 366,489.00 
ESO Ane yan sas cnertotey cic ove tania catovsasio/ Meteo set 7,291,000 243,261.00 
RO Fader pets n6) oes Slace micoepaaae Sao pe eres ae 6,293,000 234,311.00 
TUSRO ied ies ee Case a ay ee i See Bae ae Mea 6,900,000 240,902.00 
ES Geer ees eee tetova dolore teers aeshaioh heeeal es 6,580,000 246,121.00 
ESO Sime ett e ove eerat | his vapotsen eter’ Com onerrsico bras 6,495,000 235,915.00 
FRO O Perna e sop esas mc, Seale Suey Wambinn  igkay te 6,505,000 292,852.00 
BI) () OR Daaecy cick cia alicee ioe st oa ore Say chore epee 6,458,000 282,711.00 
ANG (Vilma ay eM era cae ara cera heise Soar « 7,388,000 337,872.00 
TUS OE Saeed he Dear Pe eee 9,363,000 431,630.00 
IOS SS Sb 5 SM MO OIE more OR e ac ie aero ae 9,635,000 463,690.00 
HQ () Aircast acca sdava rs GaastectenSeabayemiatey oars 11,638,000 504,696.00 
You will notice that 1895 was the low year both in catch and 
value of lake trout. Then the catch held its own pretty well 
until 1900, increasing from that time to 1904, when not only 
the catch but the value was greater than for any year of the four- 
teen-year period, and probably greater than at any time in the 
history of commercial fishing in Michigan. 
- We account for the increase in catch of lake trout to some ex- 
tent by the increased amount of fishing in deep water for sis- 
cowet trout in Lake Superior, which is rather expensive and 
when prices are low rather unprofitable. 
Mr. Clark: I would hke to ask, Mr. Bower, if this increase 
is not due in a measure to the increased output of fry, more par- 
ticularly of the United States hatcheries as well as from Wiscon- 
sin,—the output being greater in recent years. 
Mr. Bower: JI have no doubt that the increased output of 
the hatcheries is also an important factor in the increased catch. 
Mr. Clark: An increase of 50 per cent. at least or more than 
that. 
