FISH A XV FISHING. 



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A GOqt> FISHING GROUND. 



Lake Maxinkuckee is in Marshall coun- 

 ty, Indiana, on the Vandalia railroad, 

 about 30 miles South of South Bend, and 

 is one of the best fishing waters in the 

 State. It is about 2 by 3 miles, and the 

 greatest depth about 90 feet. The larger 

 portion, however, is less than 50 feet deep, 

 and in certain places are rank growths of 

 bullrushes, which furnish excellent nursery 

 grounds for young game fishes. The lake 

 is surrounded by high, dry shores, 10 to 40 

 feet above the water level, and covered 

 with beautiful groves of oak, maple, hick- 

 cry and other hard wood trees, among 

 which are ideal sites for summer cottages. 

 Many prominent citizens of Indianapolis, 

 Terre Haute, Logansport and other cities 

 have summer cottages there. 



Both species of black bass are found 

 there in abundance, and each is extremely 

 game. The summer temperature of the 

 water (40° to 51 °) in the deeper parts of 

 the lake is low enough to make the fish 

 good fighters. The wall-eyed pike is also 

 found there, and is game during certain 

 parts of the season. Among other species 

 which furnish much sport, especially for 

 the women and children, are the rock bass, 

 yellow perch, war-mouth, blue-gills and 

 other sunfishes. 



During the past summer a U. S. Fish 

 Commission party under the immediate 

 direction of Dr. Evermann made an ex- 

 haustive physical and biological survey of 

 Lake Maxinkuckee. They began work 

 July 1 and continued the investigation until 

 late in the fall. Regular temperature ob$ 

 servations of water and air were taken, 

 and the character of the bottom and shores 

 determined. Besides collecting and cata- 

 loguing all the species of animals and 

 plants found in the lake, careful investi- 

 gations were made to determine the kinds 

 and quantity of fish food in it. 



B. W. E. 



WHEN TO GO. 

 What is the best time of year to visit 

 Lake St. John, Canada, on a canoeing, 

 fishing and hunting trip? 



What is the best time for ouananiche 

 on the Grande Decharge? 



Is there fairly good trout fishing in the 

 surrounding country? 



H. N. Smally, Philadelphia, Pa. 



ANSWER. 



I referred your questions to a gentleman 

 well posted on the Lake St. John region, 

 who answers as follows: 



My fishing trips to the Grande Decharge 

 were in June and July. The earlier fishing 

 was the better. I have heard it is not so 

 good in August, but that the pools in the 

 Metabetchouan river, which are as readily 

 accessible as the Grande Decharge, afford 



excellent sport at that time. Elsewhere. 

 the best late ouananiche fishing is found 

 up the Peribonca and Mistassini. 



I can not tell about the trout fishing. It 

 is my impression that most of the easily 

 reached trout waters South of Lake St. 

 John are preserved. There is, however, 

 unlimited sport for the trout fisherman in 

 the Peribonca and Mistassini rivers and 

 their tributaries. 



The Hotel Roberval people advertise 

 that their guests do not require licenses to 

 fish the tributaries and outlets of Lake St. 

 John. It was so when I was there, and 

 is now, for all I know. 



A FIGHTING PICKEREL. 



"How are you going to spend the 4th?" 



Like one of old I answered: "I go afish- 

 ing." 



"I, too," said my questioner. 



Then I remembered that a young man 

 had begged the privilege of rowing the 

 boat in order to see a muskalonge caught. 

 Early on the morning of the 4th we found 

 our oarsman ready and willing, and, taking 

 him in, we drove 7 miles to the water. 

 Our stream is small and snaggy and large 

 fish are scarce; but promising our oars- 

 man plenty of rowing, we put out one 

 spoon each and. started for a dam, 4 miles, 

 down stream. When perhaps half way 

 there I was made aware of trouble behind 

 the boat. 



'"Look out!" cried my friend, as I 

 turned. 



Sure enough; my prospective catch was 

 making for a stump near the bank, 

 but by using the reel and "hitting up" our 

 boat at the same time we kept him away. 

 Fish don't think, of course, but how care- 

 less they are about going into weeds or 

 under logs when they could just as well 

 keep in clear water. Finally, by using con- 

 siderable strength I boated my fish. 

 Muskalonge? No; nothing but a pick- 

 erel, 42 inches long and weighing 12 

 pounds. We continued down stream to 

 the dam. On the way back we caught a 

 muskalonge that weighed 8 pounds. For 

 some reason he did not keep up the family 

 record, for he did not once jump out of 

 water. 



Stnbb, Orwell, O. 



CATFISH IN DRY WEATHER. 

 A discussion came up the other day that 

 I should like you to settle. Where do 

 catfish go when the water in a basin or a 

 creek dries up? 



Arthur L. Nuquist, Stromsburg, Neb. 



ANSWER. 



The various species of catfish are very 

 tenacious of life and will live in a mixture 



