Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-28
California PiscIcuIturc.

Four years ago the California
Fish Commissioners received
large quantity of white fish for tn Q
waters of this coast. Thirty thous-
and of them were placed in Tulare
Lake and the remainder in Clear
Lake. At the time Tulare Lake
was stocked there was some doubt
as to the wisdom of putting white
fish in it in consequence OF the
warmth of the water. A short time
after the stocking few small fish
were washed ashore, and some APP
prehension was felt that the fish
would not live. Last week, how.
ever, q fish of this species eighteen
inches in length, was caught, and
the Indications are now that they
have found the waters of Tulare
congenial.
Three years ago the Fish Com
missioners put in $4,000 white fish
from Lake Michigan in Lake Ia
hoe, and last year 100000 more
were also put in that body of water.
These fish feed on crustaceans that
form on the rocks of deep water,
and only come to shoal water in the
spawning season. The shallow
waters and sandy bottoms of the
lake are at the southwestern mar
gin, and there the first lot of $4,000
, fish have gone to find spawning
grounds. The report comes to Com
missioner Redding that fishermen
are taking the spawning fish for the
Virginia City market. The fish
put in last winter will not spawn
for two years. When the lake was
stocked the Commission did not ask
for a law to protect the fish, suppos-
ing that the fishermen would not
discover them, but legislation may
now be asked for proper protection
The Commissioners learn that all
the Coast river and creeks from
Point Conception to Oregon and
the waters of this bay, are full of
salmon on the way to the spawning
grounds in the upper waters. AS
soon as the Sacramento settles aud
becomes somewhat clear, salmon
will be taken in abundance. The
Coast salmon go up the creeks
emptying into the ocean wherever
they can find access, and as soon as
the eggs are deposited go down to
the sea again with the first flood.
The waters rushing down from the
Coast range mountains have wash
ed channels through the bars at the
mouths of the streams, so that the
fish find no difficulty in going t o
the spawning grounds.
At the State Fish Hatchway at
ChaboPs Lake, near San Leandro,
there are $4,000 Eastern trout and
25, 900 land-locked salmon, and also
10000 McCloud river trout. These
fish will be ready for distribution
within four weeks. They cannot,
however, be given to individuals
for stocking private ponds or club
waters, as the law requires that
they shall go to public waters
Any person making application for
fish for public waters will get the
proper proportion, and also cans
for transportation. Application
should be made to J. G. Woodbury.,
Foreman Chabot State Fish Hatch
cry, San Francisco, and some one
sent to receive the fish. The Com
missioners want it distinctly un-
derstood that fish cannot be given
from the State Hatchery to supply
private ponds. If applicants fail
to ask for the fish for public waters,
the Commissioners will use their
own discretion in the distribution.
Frequent meetings of the Legis-
lative Committees on Fish and
Game have been recently held, and
the fishermen are urging u larger
appropriation for Matching salmon.
They profess to be willing to SUBJ
scribe sum, or pay small license
on their nets and boats, to defray a
part of the expense necessary to es-
tablish State hatchery for salmon.
A car load of Holsters is soon ex-
pected, but it is not yet determined
where they will be placed.
A few days ago II full-sized eel
was caught in the SACRAMENTO
s. r. Bulletin.