Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-04-11
THE BREEDING OF TROUT.
.Fhe Work Done at the Various Fish Hatch.

.Fhe Work Done at the Various Fish Hatch |
cries.
Some idea of the work accomplished
At the various fish hatcheries in the
state of New York which are under tho
control Of the state board OF fish COM
missioners can be gained from glance
at the figures representing the fish fry
that have been distributed during the
past year.
Thirty-nine million nine hundred and
thirty thousand seven hundred and
eighty-eight is tho number. OF this
mum Der more lake trout than any other
fish were sent forth as basis for .
great growth of fish, in all 6, ,995, 900 fry
of this variety of trout having been dis
tributed, and yet enough old trout re-
main in the hatchery ponds to furnish
more than enough spawn to supply all
during the year.
nous in their feeling that special at
tention should be paid to the feed fish,
and that such varieties should be pro-
pagated as will furnish fish supply to
poor people residing in the state. The
brown trout is a gamy fish, and it makes
just as good. eating as the native brook
trout. It takes to the cold-water streams
of the state just as readily. At
the Caledonia hatchery, where in
1884 the first of the variety were
hatched, there are now breeders which
| weigh from four to six and one-half
pounds. The brown trout is hardy, and
the shipments from the hatcheries show
that the young stand journey well.
These trout are being distributed all
over the state.
Taking all the trout varieties outside
of the lake trout and salmon. 5,531. 4so
are fry and eggs were sent out They
have been scattered in streams all over
the state and almost every trout stream
has received n supply. Most OF this
; work is done by private parties. Per
sons having desire to plant fish IN
! their streams have only to pay the ex
pense of messengers to care for the fry
and the transportation of the fish te
, crafty their desire. The amounts dis
> tributed vary in lots from 5000 to $50,
600 fry.
Some of the streams to which the
,, brown trout were sent are the Willowe
mac, Beaverkill, Neversinls, Unadilla a
. Sauuuoit creek, Lake Keulka, Silver
creek, Otego creek, Calicoon brook
Twin lakes, Hemlocl< lake, Chittenan
:. go creek, Cavenovia lake, Green river
:. Oatka creek, Hoosic river, Oatlka creek
Hoosic river. Battenlkill, Star lake
a. Mounts creek, Ischau river. Oweg'
creek, Otsetic creek, Black creek, Vern
!, | voyllill, Stockport creek, Florenc
and Christian creeks, Oneida river
Sawkill and Plattskill, East
- kill, Musk Hollow stream, Sprini
- brook, and Mongaup, and half hun
dred small streams. All that the hs
q commissioners ask is that applicants d
=" not attempt to put trout in piciers
a streams or piclserel in trout streams
a The two species Of fish do not get alon
20 nicely together The pickerel eat tn
trout.
T. At the Caledonia hatchery more al
/, tention to trout has been paid than &
# the others, though the new hatcherie
&C in the Adirondack region are doin
II good work now. At present in tn
Caledonia hatcheries the ponds contai
&c &c, 900 breeders of native trout and so
900 of brown trout, many weighin
II. from three to six pounds. Both varietit
:. are in excellent condition and will fu
"a nish from 5000, 900 to 10, 00O.0O OF egg
NJ There are about 5000 California tro'
7 of the rainbow and mountain variet
ia The mountain trout are considered tt
,o eamest and furnish the best sport to Il
a devotee of fly and rod. In other hate
Of cries a few Alpine trout and Lochlevt
40 trout, imported from Switzerland al
Scotland, are doing well.
v. The distribution of the large fish f
IL has been 500, coo to Lake George, 500. o
It, to Cayuga lake, 100000 to Star lax
e $40, 900 to Lake keulla, $50, 900 to Ca
e, andaigua lake, so, 600 to Lake Pleasa
as and smaller lots to smaller lakes al
ponds.-N. y. Times.