Conservation Commission 355 



Examination of Waters 

 (Cossayuna Lake and Vicinity) 



On June 25, I visited Cossayuna Lake, Hedges Pond, School- 

 house Pond and Lake Lauderdale in company with Protector 

 Cruikshank. 



In Cossayuna Lake there were many dead sunfish on or near 

 the spawning beds of that fish, evidently the cause of death hav- 

 ing been the fighting of the males during the breeding season. 

 One yellow perch and one black bass were also seen, and both of 

 these died from injuries. 



Hedges Pond was next examined. Here we met William H. 

 Hoyt, Cambridge, R. F. D. 1, who is familiar with the pond, and 

 furnished certain information about the fish inhabiting it. 

 Hedges Pond contains about 500 acres. The fish in it are bull- 

 heads, suckers, ciscoes, pikeperch, yellow perch, sunfish, rock 

 bass, black bass, pickerel, so called, etc. The cisco is a fine 

 species, and is very abundant. It rises to the surface at certain 

 seasons and takes the hook. Mrs. Hoyt saw a school of ciscoes in 

 July or August and caught one of them with a worm. 



The outlet of Hedges is Flax Mill Brook which flows north into 

 the Battenkill. 



Schoolhouse Pond is a small body of water south of Hedges 

 Pond. It is noted for its black bass. The fishing was fine at 

 the time of our visit. 



Still farther south is Lake Lauderdale which contains white- 

 fish, black bass of the two species, pikeperch, bullheads, sunfish, 

 yellow perch and a few large pike. Minnows are sometimes 

 present. Mr. B. M. Wilson, Cambridge, E. F. D. x>To. 1, lives 

 on the lake and is familiar with its fish. Lauderdale has an 

 outlet named Blair's Brook which flows south through Cambridge. 



Egg Collecting Season 

 Adirondack Hatchery : 



Brook trout, Oct. 9 to Xov. 26. From Bone Pond (Oct. 16 to 

 Xov. 15). Polly wog Pond (Oct. 15 to Oct. 22); Little Clear 

 Lake and outlet (Oct 23 to "Nov. 22) ; Bone Pond furnished 

 most of the ea^s. 



