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lakes and over one fourth to half of the total weight. Largemouth bass made up between 17 and 25 percent of the total catch by weight. Chain pickerel and white perch were the other main piscatorial fare. The survey was undertaken in 1970 to gain detailed information on production from a group of representative municipal and private lakes so that such lakes could be better managed in the future to assure good fishing. Anglers were surveyed and the results recorded on cards for machine analysis. In addition to the above mentioned lakes the survey covered lakes Prince, Smith and Whitehurst of the Norfolk Water Supply Department and privately owned lake Powell near Williamsburg. Lake Smith produced the largest bass with an average weight of 2 pounds followed closely by Harwood Mill where largemouths averaged one and one-half pounds. July generally produced the best sunfish catches while largemouths hit most readily in September and pickerel showed up in greatest numbers in October. Anglers took a total of 78,439 fish from the 5 lakes during the year, or about 5 fish apiece.
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