?. SOWARY. 
Ifi brief, the investigatioii as detail^ abeve, deireloped 
quite a "nice* 3nm of flah during a period of at leaat two 
ffiontho, Au^iBt and Septeasber, ooferlng an area of approximtely 
250 square ailes of a stmll bank lying off lewport, Oregon. 
This run yielded catches totalling orsr 850,000 
fish in 31 trips, for which a yalue of #33,646.35 was received. 
Averana trips of 40.000 pounds can be picked up In 4 days or 
Mushy fish occur to the extent of 30 to ^ percent of the 
total catoh, but Im view of certain returns fro* Alaska during 
the aa«e year (1814), this proportion does not see® exceasive. 
The run attained its oaxiau® in August and September, but 
doubtless cam be profitably fished in June and July, and in 
certain suggested spots the fishery might possibly be engaged 
in aa oarly ae the latter part bf April. 
IrBcspact3.ve of the abundance of filih, thoupt, the eeasoa 
by raason of weather conditions and lack of shelter is restrict- 
ed to the summer BKjntha, April to September, 
Fish ma.j be expected to a auch more limited extent off Ooos 
Bay oa a ooasiderably saaller and less developed patch of botto®. 
Possibly off Gra^ Harbor fish my be taken at some season of 
the year, A good piece of bottom was located in that vicinity, 
although act a single halibut was caught there^. With re- 
epact to halibut and halibut botto®, the s 
lying off Tillawook sceMi to toe the least favorable. 
On the Other hand, throu the entire reach of 
the 'Oregon coast, there Bmm to be as untdld wealth of the 
