134 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Statement, by water areas, of the boats, apparatus, etc., employed in the shad fisheries of 



Georgia in 1896. 



« Fall traps. 



Statement of the number and value of shad caught by each form of apparatus in the 

 fisheries of Georgia in 1896. 



a Fall traps. 



SATIXLA RIVER. 



The shad fisheries of St. Marys River, between Florida and Georgia, 

 have been described in the chapter on the fisheries of Florida. The 

 most southerly river in Georgia is the Satilla, which rises in Irwin 

 County, flows 200 miles through a level sandy region, and enters the 

 ocean 18 miles north of the outlet of St. Marys River. It is navigable 

 for 100 miles from the mouth, a small steamer plying between the river 

 landings and Brunswick. 



The commercial shad fisheries of the Satilla are of very recent origin, 

 dating only from 1894, although prior to that year many shad were 

 taken by the river men for their home use. Between Woodbine, 35 

 miles from the mouth of the river, and Baily Mills, 30 miles above, 3 

 drift nets were operated in 1896, each 150 yards long, with 5-inch mesh, 

 and the catch approximated 650 roe shad and 850 bucks, valued locally 

 at $240. 



The catch in 1895 was about equal to that of 1896, while the yield in 

 1894 was only about one-half as much as in 1895 or 1896. Except 

 sufficient for local use, all of the shad taken on this stream are sent by 

 boat to Brunswick, Ga. 



