TRE. 
I have distributed 1,810 seine tags, 1,480 trammel net tags and 28,200 hoop 
net tags to 140 county, city and village clerks, situated along the principal 
rivers in the State where fishing is carried on to any great extent. The law 
is looked upon by the great majority of fishermen as the best we ever had 
and surely if will be the means of placing Illinois in the front rank as a 
fish-producing State, as the small license charged in the law will in a very 
short time give sufficient revenue to put hatcheries at the more important 
places where the propogation of the finer varieties can be done cheaply and 
successfully. 
To date there has been turned in to the State Treasurer between $7,000 
and $7,500 from the licenses, which is surely a good showing considering 
that the river has been high for seining the greater part of the time. In 
order to have success in seining the river should not be to exceed eight feet. 
above low water mark. So that you may know whai difficulties the fisher- 
men have had to work against. I.am giving in this report the stage of 
water at the bridge at Havana by C. A. Gore, the bridge tender. The report 
is given on the 5th and 15th of each month: 
Jan. 1—10 ft. 1 in.; Jan. 15—11 ft. 9 in. 
Feb. 1—17 ft.; Feb. 15—13 ft. 6 in. 
Mar. 1—i2 ft. 3in.; Mar. 15—12 ft. 1 in. 
Apr. 1—12 ft. 7 in.; Apr. 15—12 ft. 9 in. 
May 1—11 ft.5in ; May 15—11 ft. 2in. 
June 1—11 ft. 6 in.; June 15—12 ft. 5in. 
July 1—11 ft. 6in.; July 15—11 ft. 9 in. 
Aug. 1—12 ft. 9in.; Aug. 15—11 ft. 9in. 
Sept. 1—12 ft. 5in ; Sept. 15—10 ft. 7 in. 
Oct. 1—10 ft. 2 in.; Oct. 15—11 ft. 2 in. 
Nov. 1—9 ft. 5 in.; Nov. 15—8 ft. 8 in. 
Dec. 1—8 ft. 8in.; Dec. 15—8 ft. 8 in. 
A. BUSHMAN, PULLMAN, ILL. 
Jan. 31, 1907—Defendant William J. Landon of 6919-21 Anthony ave., Cook 
county. Sec. 6 violated. Judge Maxwell of Hyde Park. Decision, guilty; 
lake trout. Judge in this case said no doubt defendant was guilty, bul this 
being first offense would let him go. 
Feb. 7, 1907—Defendant A. Thortentesan, 113th Place and Michigan ave- 
nue, Cook county. Sec. 6 viloated. Judge Maxwell of Hyde Park. Not 
guilty. 
March 16, 1907—Joe Miskie, 9120 Adams avenue, S. Chicago. Decision, 
guilty. Seven pickerel shot with a rifle. Judge let him go on account of 
being first offense. 
March 16—John Danns, 9224 Jefferson avenue. Same as above. 
April 2, 1907—Naton Leverson, 524 Jefferson street, Cook county. Sec. 6 
violated. Judge Baumgartner, 13733 Wabash avenue, Chicago, Il]. Decision, 
guilty. Fined $25.00 and costs. Twenty-four undersized fish disposed of. 
Defendant was fined $25.00 and costs but fine was remitted. 
April 12, 1907—Defendant- A. Tuschneskey, 422 Twelfth street, Cook 
county. Sec. 6. violated. Judge Maxwell, Hyde Park. Decision, guilty. 
Judge let him go, being first offense. 
May 2, 1907—Defendant Gus Neis, Lake Calumet, Cook county. Sec. 18 
violated. Judge Girtin, So. Chicago. Decision, guilty. $25.00 and costs. 
Fine collected and sent to State Treasurer. Net taken. 
Defendant James Zajineck, Lake Calumet, Cook county. Same as next 
above. 
June 4, 1907—Henry Witt, 14729 Sealey avenue, Blue are Ill., Cook 
county, defendant. See. 18 violated. Judge A. Baumgartner of 13733 Wa- 
bash avenue, Riverdale, Ill. Decision, guilty. Amount of fine, $25.00 and 
costs. Defendant said he would not pay the fine and he was committed to 
the Cook county jail, where I took him. 
