262 Second Annual Report of the 



A large ciscoe inhabits a chain of lakes in Washington county, 

 and the Commission has received specimens from Hedges pond 

 which lies north of Cambridge and about 25 miles distant from 

 Troy. Ciscoes also inhabit Canandaigua lake where they are 

 sometimes known as shiners. The shiners, at certain seasons, 

 rise to the surface, and large numbers of them are obtained by 

 shooting into the schools with fine shot. They are used as bait 

 for lake trout. Keuka lake, Hemlock lake, Otisco lake, Skanea- 

 teles lake, Geneva lake and perhaps most of the large deep lakes 

 of the State contain ciscoes. These fish are valuable not only 

 as food for the larger game trout, but also for table use. 



TULLIBEE. 



The tullibee of Oneida lake is rarely seen except during the 

 spawning season in November or during the summer months 

 when the lampreys are preying upon it. Immature individuals 

 are scarce ; but about the end of March a tullibee 7 inches long 

 was taken in a net at the west side of the mouth of Scriba creek, 

 Constantia. 



The greatest difficulty experienced in collecting tullibee eggs 

 arises from the scarcity of males and the small amount of milt 

 furnished by the male. 



The Oneida lake tullibee and other ciscoes can be taken with 

 the hook. The rig used for this kind of fishing includes a flexible 

 wire attached to a line and to a sinker which holds the wire near 

 the bottom. This wire is bent at the free ends at a small angle 

 and ea.ch end supports a No. 16 Sproat hook. The eye of the 

 hook is attached to the end of the wire and the leaders are 

 twisted around the wire and run up on the line a short distance. 

 The hooks are baited either with a very small minnow or a small 

 piece of some silvery fish. The locality must be baited for some 

 time until the fish become accustomed to feeding at the spot. A 

 landing net must always be used, as the fish have tender jaws and 

 are not always securely hooked. The fisherman " jiggers " the 

 line pretty constantly because many of the fish do not actually 

 take the hook ; but may be impaled upon it if it is kept in motion. 

 In summer the best fishing localities are in the deepest water of 

 the lake. 



