Report of the Joint Commission relative to the preservation of the fisheries in waters contiguous to Canada and the United States; (submitted December 31, 1896) - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...eastern tugs may be found fishing out of Huron, Sandusky and Port Clinton. In general, however, it may be said that while tho region webt of Huron is pre-eminently a pound net region, these portions of tho lake east of that place are best adapted to gill nets and are the seat of the most important fishery by that means. Seasons and catch.--Early in the spring an important gill net fishery, of short duration, is carried on for saugers, perch and wall-eyed pike. It begins as soon as tho lake is clear of ice and continues to about the latter part of April, when a sufficient number of pounds have been set to supply fresh fish for market. The principal seat of this fishery is west of Vermillion, but in a less regular manner it extends further cast. Saugers constitute the bulk of the catch between Toledo and Vermillion; on the Michigan shore and east of Vermillion wall-eyed pike are the mot important species, while tho perch is taken in greater or less abundance along the entire shore. This fishery is carried on by professional and semi-professional fishermen, farmors and boys, using small boats, and by tugs which may come to the west end from all parts of the lake. A few herring are caught at Kelley's Island and Vermillion in tho spring after the saugers leave, but in general tho spring catch of this species is unimportant west of Cleveland. In the western end of the lake there is no important gill net fishery subsequent to tho sauger run until fall, but at Cleveland and eastward the fishery with i-mall mesh nets continues almost uninterruptedly throughout the open portion of the year, blue pike and herring being the principal species taken. The spring fishery for herring is quite important, commencing about April 10 and lasting until about June 1, when an inter...