Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-23
PLANTING FISH.
Efforts to he Made to Restock the Cuff OF
Mexico.


From the New orlesn. Times Democrat Nov &
There will be many more fish in the gulf BY
and by. Tho Gulf Fishermen's Protective A.
ISOLATION will see to this. Through the in
huence OF this association here have already
been placed in the streams that lead into Raw
ST. Louis 1000, 900 of young shad These were
planted by the United States fish com mission.
For long time the commission refused to fur
nish the Young fish The reason for the refusal
was that there was no party parties response
bic FOR the protection OF the fish. Then the
Gulf Fishermen's Protective Association came
into existence and agreed TO shoulder the re-
sponsibility. Now there 1000 600 of young
shsd saving up, in Dick Swiveller's language
for epicures.
The fishermen's association Was organized
not a very long time ago under the Jaws of the
state Of Mississippi. II 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
president. The duties of secretary, treasurer
and manager are vested in Mr.. Alfred $.
Coward. Mr.. Cowand probably knows more
about fish than any other man in the south. A
Times Democrat reporter had pleasant chat
with him yesterday. In the course Of CONVEX
sation Mr.. Cowand said
Those 1900. 900 Young shad will be year
old next April They are about four inches
long now. They were put in Wolf river and the
other tributaries OF BAY st. Louis. They can
not be touched until three wears after birth of
the spawn. guess there viii be trouble about
them after they are two wears old. as they will
then be of pretty good size. Some of the creole
and Italian fishermen wanted to do me up be-
cause organized the fishermen's association.
They said IL Was a shame to plant all those fNh
just for rich men to catch line They
were very much surprised when explained to
them that shad do not take bait
The little fish have gone away up to the
head waters Of the rivers now. so as to escape
the avidity of the larger fish. We will have 20
be very careful for some time with the shad.
until they begin 10 spawn on their own ae-
count. When they begin to do that il will be
pretty hard to eXterminate them. Ii has been
computed that a shad has about a million eggs.
or course, we don't save that many; probably
not half or a third many. But even if one
fish can succeed in being the ancestor at one
lay of $4,000 or 10000 of Young ones. why. you
see, she is doing pretty we'll
" Next spring the fish commission are going
TO plant salmon trout and whi,efish in the
waters. They ale game fish very game fish.
These salmon trout have the largest mouth you
ever saw. They are enormous. A green trout's
don't approximate TO il. Their heads are
orange color, and when you see them strike in
the sunlight 1t looks Just like big ball of gold
rolling the water. Whiteish are very
popular in the northera lakes. In Minnesota
and hat country Won can go almost anywhere
and catch good mess Of viii EFF h in no time
They white a. cHff, both as TO skin and
meat. and are excellent for the table. By the
way. speaking of green trout reminds me of
the fact that one of the aims of the Gulf Fisher
mems Association will be to perpetuete these.
They are not green trout. Won know they are
nothing more nor less than black bass. But
they excellent fish for the sportsman as well
for the cook. l can raise those fellows like
chickens. Give me a bayou and before YOU
know il I'll have ii alive with green trout The
Gulf Fishermens Association will look after the
culture of green trout"