The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-07-06
Raising and Protecting Fish.

concert of action among the different
states to secure protection to fish during
portions OF the year, and to prevent
their wanton destruction. Unless some
thing more is done than to hatch eggs
and plant them in streams and lakes he
believes fresh fish will soon be too scarce
In a communication to Forest and
Stream he makes the following state
ments and suggestions:
We have two hatcheries, one located
at Toledo and the other at Sandusky
They are both supplied with all the lat
est improvements and devices for the
successful working of spawn and the
Matching and handling of the young fry
We have in use over four hundred of
the Chase automatic jars, which are
certainly great success, being very
economical, simple, and convenient, and
are doing away entirely with the old
process of trays.
Although last fall was the most un-
favorable season. since the organization
OF the commission for securing eggs, we
succeeded in taking about $1,000, 900 or
over of the whitetish spawn, and at
cessfully planted in the head waters of
Lake Erie, beginning at Stony point,
near the mouth of the Detroit river, and
following the north shore around to the
south shore as far as Niagara reef, be-
low West Sister island. There was also
planted around the islands and island
fisheries and at Huron about 10000, 600
young whitefsh. They were deposited
very carefully. from three to six miles
from the shore in front of the fisheries
from which the spawn was taken. We
have also deposited through the interior
of the state, in various public streams
ard private ponds and lakes, several
hundred German carp, about 10000
young black bass, and 10000 brook
trout.
1t was the desire of the board of COM
mssioners that should do all that was
possible for the interior of the state, so
| conceived the idea of Matching our
Like Erie salmon, or, as some call
them, pickerel, or wall-eyed pike, al
though it was considered by some fish
culturists as an impossibility. lam
happy to state, however, that have
successfully hatched this spring, at our
Toledo hatchery, several millions of this
spe.ies, which we are now planting
through the interior waters of our state,
and have also several millions more of
eggs now in process of Matching at our
Sapiusky hatchery. The fry are very
smtll when first hatched, and carry a
large food sac, but are quite strong and
healthy, losing the sac in about ten days.
Thsy then commence taking on the col
or # fish. Up to that time they are
col,rless and as transparent as water it.
sell We find them hardy fish to
transport. They will live five days
without change of water; we can not at
this date say how much longer. as that
isthe longest time we have tried the
experiment.. We will have them on
hand for at least two or three weeks yet,
,,u as cur eggs are not all Matched. Should
when all the sffeams m ss 81 Uhtld5 5G #i fftaDf fttaaDf
With the most delicious of food fish.
While the spawn is hard to take, and
ditfidllt to fertilize and separate, still it
can be successfully manipulated and
aathed.
One thing more would like to call
aention to. 1t is with regard to the
pssage of law to increase the size of
nshes in tishing-nets for the protection
ofoung fish. Is there not betterway
tDccomplish the same end? 1t is a
tat we'll understood by all fishermen
TIT there are no small or Young fish
cight except in midsummer, or what
wmight call the heated term. Atthat
tie the adult fish retire from the mar
gs OF our lakes to the deeper and cool |
eKaters for rest. The young and old |
IN are seldom found together, for the |
lge fish feed upon the small ones;
c.sequently, when the large fish are in
| H-Iake. the young are ashore, and |
| VI versa. Now, law that would pre-
vt all fishing from the lst of June to
T. lst of October, with all the devices
eept the hook and line, would accom-
ph the desired end without working
ainjury to the present owners of small
| Bhed twine
hen again, it is not claimed that
ire viii be any less of the parent fish
dght, but only the young will be
sed. Now twine that will let Young
Ntefish escape will also let herring,
Ich, saugers, or sand-pike, suntish,
{, escape, thus taking from the mar
Ian immense amount of cheap food,
pch is chiefly used by the laborine
sses. This would render the article
ush luxury upon the market, and,
n great extent, would place it beyond
| reach OF the poorer class; and again.
allowing the perch, sunfish, saueers.
{, and in fact, all the above-named
! TO escape, we are turning loose mil
as upon millions of pirates to prey /
on the young whitefish that we are i
ching and planting yearly in the l
at lakes. Now, what / would rec |
| mend would be a convention called $
the commissioners of the various {
tes, and together recommend the
sage of a law applicable to each
te- A law that would work well on 6
most northern lakes would not ap- e
to Lakes Erie and Ontario. Now. S
convention could be called and the u
nmlssloners of the province of On C
10 invited to unite with us and agree t
on uniform law, that would be a {
jieht to all and an injury to none, it c
lnid be grand good thing, and put 4
rest forever this vexed question. 81
conclusion permit me to say that. a
4 SiNtA obobN Va ltif yCstTS ana an
Perlence of twenty in catching, buy &
/, and selling fish, and that, too, in b
small quantities. / nave come to the W
fclusion that there should be some to
hrd thrown around the enterprise, or W
ime the lakes win be stripned of el
pteiish and trout; and, after giving 10
subject my best thoughts, do say dt
I Joint awprohibiting the catching "a
whltefish and trout three or four
nths each summer, for a term Of
tn nFe TO ten years, would have the \,
lred effect. Itwould at least make ~ ~
Sc two species of fish as plentiful AZ - -
ring now are. We are ali doing onr ~ ~
lost In the direction of artificial nron- q. 81
'.ion' and if through the means of a Oh Oh
y convention protective law could 81.
and passed that would -, -,
apphcable 70 each state, and one "a
would do justice to all and at the -, %
ie time be protection, there is not the -
. doubt but that in a very few wears @ &c
lakes would be again thoroughly a.. a.,
uiated with whitefsh and trout ssinn ihf
rs gone by,