The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-31
FINE TROUT FOR THIS COUNTY.
$4,000 Rainbow and Brook Trout Placed
in Garrett County Streams Friday.

$4,000 Rainbow and Brook Trout Placed
in Gar rett County Streams Friday.
From the BALTIC American of Frld ay.
Thirty-seven thousand brook trout
and one Thousand rainbow trout left
Camden Station last night in charge
of Fish Commissioner A. f. George,
who will distribute them throughout
Garrett county 1t was the first con-
Segment in campaign designed to
restore the waters of Maryland with
choice fish. Both species of trout
that leftlast night were about an inch
and a-quarter in length. They occu-
pied large milk cans, and were in ex-
cellent condition.
From DOW on shipments of these fish
will be made to various sections of the
state, especially ito the streams of
Western Maryland, which are natur-
ally adapted to the successful cult
walton of trout. The rainbow trout
were the first Matched here, and their
success will be watched with much
interest. There are now at the hatch
cries at Druid Hill Park nearly $780,
900 trout, which will be distributed.
OF this number 100000 are brook and
100000 rainbow. The Matching of
fish has Reen given great slim
illus in Shl hst year. New interest
has been developed in the matter,
and efforts are being made at the
Druid Hill Park hatcheries to break
all records during the present year.
In addition to the trout, it is planned
to hatch 5000, 900 shad, 1000, 900 white
and yellow perch and a quantity of
bass. 1t will be the first attempt to
hatch bass here. The success in the
new venture Of Matching rainbow
trout has been SO fiattering as to make
bright the bass prospect.
The plans for the bass are creating
much interest among members of the
Fish Commission. The Potomac
River and it's branches are the best
natural bass streams in the country.
1t is believed that artificial propaga-
ton will cause these choice fish to
greatly increase in these streams.
The black bass is one of the finest of
food and game fishes. A large bass
deposits from 10000 to 10000 eggs,
and these are carefully guarded by
the parent fishes, who take turns in
watching them, and will fiercely as
sail any intruder.
Another plan of the commission is
to propagate lake trout 10000 of
which have been deposited in Lake
Brown
Heretofore the species of fish chiefly
propagated at the Druid Hill hatch
cries was brook trout. The hatch
ing of these will not only be increased
but the efforts of Mr.. George will be
Bonded toward the cultivation of
new species. The scarcity of perch
in nearby streams has opened an in
viting field for his endeavors while
anglers everywhere are interested
in his work, with the rainbow and
lake trout and the prospect for bass.
Messrs. James G. Tawes, of Somer-
set county, and John E. Gnagey, of
Garrett, the state fish commissioners
have pointed out the necessity for
the establishment of a station in
Western Maryland. Because of the
lack of such place, spawn for trout
must be purchased in Rhode Island.
The streams of Western Maryland
are so peculiarly adapted to the
growth of the species of trout, that
the demand is becoming greater each
year. And the need for place in
that section of the state for tn e
securing of spawn is becoming steadi-
ly greater. The propagation of Ger
man carp has been discontinued, as
it was found to be a mistake, and now
all efforts will be given to the native
species AS yet, this season the
trout is about all that is Matched
This, is busy season at the Druid
Hill hatcheries. Work with shad,
perch and bass will soon be under full
Roadway, while the careful distribu-
ton of trout demands much atten-
ton.