Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-12-22
PLANTING FISH IN THE GULF.
An Association in New orleans for the
Encouragement of Game Fish.

An Association in New orleans for the
Encouragement of Game Fish.
There will be many more fish in the gulf
by and by. The Gulf Fishermen's Protect
i've association will see to this. Through
the influence of this association there have
already been placed in the streams that
lead into Bay st. Louis 100000 of young
shad. These were planted by the United
States fish commission. For long time
the commission refused to furnish the
young fish. The reason for the refusal was
that there were no party or parties respon
sible for the protection of the fish. Then
the Gulf Fishermen's Protective associa-
tion came into existence and agreed to
shoulder the responsibility. Now there
are 1000, 900 of young shad saving up, In
Dick Swiveller's language, for epicure.
The Fishermen's association was organ
lied not very long time ago under the
laws of the state of Mississippi 1t is a
duly incorporated body. Many of the
leading men of this city are stockholders
in it. Mr.. Louis Leonhard is the president
and Mr.. P. j. Mauffrey is the vice presi-
dent. The duties of secretary, treasurer
and manager are vested in Mr.. Alfred S.
Cowaud. Mr. Cowahd probably knows
more about fish than any other man in
the south. A reporter had pleasant chat
with him yesterday. In the course Ct con-
versation Mr.. Cowand said:
Those 100000 young shad are about
four inches long now. They were put in
Wolf river and the other tributaries Of
Bay St. Louis. They cannot be touched
until three years after birth of the spawn.
guess there will be trouble about them
after they are two years old, as they will
then be of pretty good size. Some OF the
fishermen wanted to do me up because
organized the Fishermen's association.
They said that it was shame to plant all
those fish just for rich men to catch on a
line. They were very much surprised
when explained to them that shad do not
take the bait
The little fish have gone away up to the
headwaters of the rivers now, so as to es-
cape the avidity of the larger fish. We will
have to be very careful for some time with
the shad until they begin to spawn on theil
own account. When they begin to do that
it will be pretty hard to exterminate them
| 1t has been computed that a shad has
about million eggs. OF course we don't
save that many; probably not half or 6
third as many. But even If one fish car
succeed in being the ancestor at one lay O.
5000 or 10000 of young ones, why, you see
she is doing pretty we'll.
The fish commission are going to plan
{ salmon trout and whitefish in the waters
They are game fish, very game fish. Thos'
salmon trout have the largest mouths yol
ever saw. They are enormous. A greer
trout's doesn't approximate to 1t. Thei
heads are orange color, and when you SCI
them strike in the sunlight it looks jus
like big bail of gold rolling over the wa
ter. Whitefish are very popular in tn
northern lakes. In Minnesota and tina
country you can 90 almost anywhere ant
catch a good mess of whitefish in no time
They are as white as q cuff, both as t
skin and meat, and are excellent for tn
table.
BY the way, speaking of green trou
reminds me of the fact that one Of tn
aims of the Gulf Fishermen's associatio
will be to perpetuate these. They are nc
green trout, you know; they are nothin
more nor less than black bass. But the
are excellent fish for the sportsman a
well as for the cook. can raise those fe
lows like chickens. Give me a bayou, an
before you know it I'll have it alive wit
green trout The Gulf Fishermen's asst
citation will look after the culture of gree
trout.-New Orleans Times-Democrat.