628 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
The most valuable species taken are wall-eyed pike, white-fish, trout, 
pike, sturgeon, and yellow perch. The value of the catch of wall-eyed 
pike is about equal to that of all the other species combined. They 
are taken mostly on lines and in seines, two-thirds of the quantity 
being caught with lines on the St. Clair River. The line catch is 
divided between those who follow ** chugging” and those fishing with 
trolling lines. In ‘** chugging” a short line is used, this being contin- 
ually jerked up and down to attract the attention of the fish. This is 
followed by both white men and Indians, very few of the latter, how- 
ever, fishing from the United States side of the river. 
White-fish are second in the value of the catch, and are taken mostly 
in the Detroit River by means of seines. An arrangement was made 
with a fishing firm at Detroit whereby the latter furnished the men, 
apparatus, and boats in return for the white-fish after they had been 
stripped of eggs by employees of the Commission. 
Nearly all of the pike were taken by means of spears through the 
ice on the St. Clair River. Perch were taken mostly on hand lines. — 
Following are the statistical tables showing by counties the extent 
of the fisheries of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers 
in 1899: 
Table showing, by counties, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake St. Clair 
and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1899. 
| On shore, 
. coe *|In shore | in fish 
ou |fisheries.| houses, | TOt#l- 
| ete. 
é Z a ele te ee | | steno EEE 
MGCOMD <2 es cecce oc eaemaee cents aceon teincaa es Sas cbeeene Genomes eeinsaneees On| Asse Eee 5 
Po bak ERELY Seana rag ra ak Mamet aie ree am bie are ene SPs ieee eee rere See 297 8 305 
WiRiyMle ates ete soe c ca cis a icieloe ce ssisidie sa Siesta octecis inaars wae maceas Socerissie teh 72 60 1382 
Tipe) ee Secreta tL Oe = cig Rae oh oe Bee aera ee 374 | 68 | 442 
| 
Table showing, by counties, the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of Lake St. 
Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1899. 
| Macomb. St. Clair. | Wayne. Total. 
Items. | se eee see eocenrues 
| No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. 
E eee ee Ly i | | : ie 
IBOATS see seeee teat te tee eee by $50 | 171 $2,165 | 12] $1,555] 188] $3,770 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: 
SEINCS Sees ce or anes eee are etosce feiswinee Weascicee ce 5 575 | 8 680 | 13 1, 255 
GilliMeis! sac. Soseas eee ares eae | eae ciel Sic c.c. ccs ee ciea eee ees | 60 600 60 600 
1elo\obelolysRelciuee peer peat oe See Ser eee Saree eral een Se 5 | 1,050 5 1, 050 
-. 610 8! 12) Ree es. 641 
Otherapparatusy...<secccsecs = ===] 270) Cee aee ay eeeree, 271 
Shore and accessory property....-.-- eee LOM ese. I 750iie teres Pahoa Rea ore 26, 945 
Washeapitaly: so. asic i sks cece seem oe ee ee eee oer Ipadecc 20; 00082 sa <7 20, 000 
GAN ete ee oa be dane | phot: So lates 5, 870 ieee 49,088 |...... 54, 585 
