1048 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4j 



pound-net. Seine laid out at 7 a. m. ; landed at 9.30. Caught 7 shad,, 

 none ripe, and great numbers of catfish. Put 2 male shad in crate and 

 5 females in basin. Eggs impregnated yesterday by cutting open the 

 milters, all dead. Heavy storm about 4.30 p. m. ; water very turbid. 

 Did not lay out large seine this afternoon. Hauled seine in basin ; 

 caught 7 shad, 1 ripe; used male out of crate and got 30,000 good 

 eggs. The female from which these eggs were obtained was one of the 

 lot of 5 placed in the basin this morning. The 6 hard fish were re- 

 turned to the basin. In the evening sent launch up towards Havre de 

 Grace to see if gillers were out; only two out; one caught 1 shad and 

 the other none. Wind blowing strong all day ; muddy water first ap- 

 peared outside of basin at 1 p. m. ; inside of basin, seven hours later^ 



8 p. m., showing very conclusively that there is not a good change of 

 water inside. 



June 8, laid out large seine at 8.30 ; hauled in at 11 a. m. ; caught 

 3 large rock, 600 pounds catfish, and 12 shad. Catfish turned over to 

 men's mess ; 1 spent shad salted ; 10 female shad placed in the basin 

 and 1 male in the crate. Drove some pound-net stakes to-day. Did 

 not haul large seine in the evening, as men did not get back from gillers 

 in time ; there were 50,000 eggs taken from gillers' boats. Two men 

 sent out with gill-net ; caught 1 femaTe shad. 



June 9, laid out large seine at 9 a. m. ; returned at 11.30 a. m. 

 Caught 9 female shad, 2 of them spent ; placed the 7 hard shad in basing 

 caught 400 pounds catfish and 1 bass ; turned over to men's mess. No 

 gillers out. No eggs taken to-day. Had 4 men at work setting pound 



stakes. 



June 10, warmest day of season ; temperature 87° ; of water in jars 

 83° ; water in basin, near inlet pipe to pump, 85°. Heavy shower at 



9 p. m. 



June 11, seine laid out at 9.45 a. m. ; landed at noon. Caught a 

 few catfish and 6 female shad ; 1 was ripe, 1 spent, and 4 turned into 

 the basin. About noon a strong breeze sprang ux) from WNW. and by 

 3 p. m. was blowing a gale. No gillers out and no eggs taken. 



June 12, sent men out to lift pound-net and straighten stakes. 

 Caught some fish offal, but no shad. Hauled in large seine at 1 p. m. 

 Caught 2 unripe female shad, and 1 male shad ; placed the former in 

 basin and the latter in crate. At 7 p. m. hauled seine in basin and 

 caught 30 shad ; 9 females ripe, but eggs were rotten. 



June 13, landed seine at 1.30 a. m. ; caught 3 shad ; 1 ripe but eggs 

 rotten, 1 hard, and 1 male. Seine laid out againat 11 a. m., and landed 

 at 1.45 p. m. ; caught some catfish, perch, and 1 spent shad. 



June 14, very low tide ; could not lay seine in consequence. 



June 15, laid seine at 12.30 a. m., landed at 4 a. m. Caught 3 shad 

 and a number of rockfish. Two of the shad were males and 1 a female,. 

 with worthless eggs. Hauled in seine again at 3.30 p. m. Caught some 



