The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-15
PLANTING FISH.
Efforts to Re Made to Restock the
Gulf of Mexico.

Efforts to BE Made to Restock the
Gulf Of Mexico.
From the Nelg Orleans Tines Democrat, NoU 5.
There will be many more fish in the gulf
by aud by TIE Gulf Fishermen's Pro-
tective 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 1000, 900 OF Young
shad. These were planted by the United
States fish commission. For a long time
the commission refused to furnish the young
fish. The reason for the refusal was that
there was no party or parties responsible
for the protection OF the fish. Then the
Gulf Flshermen's Protective Association
came into existence and agreed to shoulder
the responsibility. Now there are 4, 600 600
of young shad saving up, in Dick Swivel
ler's language, for epicures.
The hshermen's HssOcis ion was organ.
lied not very long time ago under the
laws of the state Of Mississippi. 1t is duly
Incorporated body. Many of the leading
men OF this city are stockholders in it.
Louis LeOnhard is the president and p. j.
Mautfrey IS the vice president. the duties
Of secretary, treasurer and manager are
vested in Alfred 5. Coward. Mr.. Coward
probably knows more about fish than any
other man IN the south. A Times Demo
crdt reporter had pleasant chat with him
Yesterday. In the course of conversation
Mr.. Coward said:
Those 4, 900 900 young shad will be year
old next April They are about four inches
long now. They we're put in Wolf river
and the other tributaries of Bay st. Louis
They cannot be touched until three wears
after birth Of the spawn. l guess there will
be trouble about them after they are 2 years
old, as they will then be of pretty good
size. Some of the creole and Italian fisher
men wanted to do me up because l organ
lied the tishermens association. They said
that 1t was a shame 10 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.
1.-The little fish have gone away I'D TO the
head waters Of the rivers now, so as to
escape the avidtty Of the larger fish. We
will have to be very careful for some time
with the shad, until they begin to spawn on
their own account. When they begin to do
that it will be pretty hard to exterminate
them. 1t has been computed that shad
has about 100000 eggs. OF course, we
don't save that many; probably not half or
a third as many. But even if one fish can
succeed in being the ancestor at one lay of
$1,000 or 10000 of Young ones, why, you
see, she Is doing pretty we'll
Next spring the fish commission are go
ing to plant salmon trout and whitefish in
the waters They are game fish, very game
fish. Those salmon trout have the largest
mouth you ever saw. They are enormous.
A green trout's don't approximate TO it.
Their heads are orange color, and when you
see them strike IN the sunlight it looks lust
like a big ball of gold rolling over the
water. Whitedsh are very popular in the
northern lakes. In Minnesota and that coun-
try you can go almost anywhere and catch
a good mess of whitefsh in no time. They
are as white as a cuff, both as to
skin and meat, and are excellent
for the table. By the way, speak
ing OF green trout, reminds me of the fact
that one Of the aims Of the Gulf Fishermen's
Association will be to perpetuste these.
They are not green trout, you know; they
are nothing more nor less than black bass.
But they sre excellent fish for the sports
man as well as for the cook. 1 can raise
those fellows ike chickens. Give me
bayou, and before you know it I'll have it
alive with green trout. The Gulf Fisher
mems ASSOCIATION will look after the culture
of green trout