Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-06-09
"A CURIOUS PROCESS.
sTMpp,Mo eALMoN CT THEIR EGGS
At FISH HArcHgRigA

Asses he Operates The mtg YssA Ass
rlaeea aaek ~ enc wesss Hss.s the
Wesee res Their EsDsvsssss Oss Of
vhees Natural Elsosss.
There arc two methods which are
employed by fixh cuiturista to propagate
fnna and game nah One IL IL catch tho
younR Hsh. the ny. and transport them
to other waters where II II desired 10
introduce them. The othsr IL to strip
che female fah Of her eggs and to iu,.
prsGnate them artifc.ally.
All the sitcmpts that have hsan rSado
b propagate black bass by atripping
the famaio Of their cggs have been fail
usss 20 Tar. and the only method that
can b. applied ~ them II &, catch tho
fry and nurss thssa siH they arc strong
enough 10 - liberated. Other fish. pots-
bly, the she'd and thu salmon. are rcadi-
~ asrippci. and Tho results are wonder
fas. ~ the percentage VI eggs that fall
- hatch 10 exceedingly small
Were either fry or eggs left 10 nature
only an excessively small proportion
would grow into adult finhhouA Apart
frum ihcsA which would dia naturally
tremendous quantity would fall prey 10
tho host Of enemies insects. cruatacsa,
osh. birds and mammals that !. wait
ing fcs tho spawn or the tiny Hsh.
Any ono who has handled Ash freshly
caught knows how delicate they appear
% be and how quickly they tio after
leaving the water Yet she experts In
ths sery!ee NJ the various state and Of
the United States fish commissions han
dis millions IT the most sensitive food
and game fish every year. and fow u
them die from the pracesa
Tho process 81 handling female salm.
ON that Ii heavy with spawn which Il
Il desired 20 take frnin her In decided.
" interesting and extremely simple one
and saay bs explained 81 m 10 be read
lily understood First the fish ara led to
s~im Into confined space where they
can be reached with tho landing net
The manipulation ii this dip net alone
requires no mean skill II must not
bfalse the f!eandering issh and must lift
the creature In such a way that II does
mot sefspe ths scales from itn sides m u
struggled Wherever u scale In tern
from fish. particularly In fresh water.
fungus II almost certain 10 form. and
that IL generally fatal
After The tlsh IL In tho net tho latter
b lifted carefully. and tina operator
hand slidcs downward. gently but firm.
~. TIN 10 grasps the body Immediately
above tho tail Then ho draws tbs Ash
from the ne) and holds II head down.
ward That scrves 10 show nj once
whether tho fish 10 "rips"- that Ia.
whether the eggs have reached that
stage Of devclommeat which permits u
stripping II ths Ash II perfectly ripe.
the cxgs sink toward tho head.
II tho fish Ia found satisfactory, the
operator place pan between his legs
end holds tho fish firmly In his arm
With the right hand he encircies tho
salmon Just back Of the gilis ana.
suggesting ths fiah gently. slides tho
hand down toward tho tall when thu
sgxs spout into the pan They are hard
then and rattle into the receptacle like
peaa Later. after they have been In the
Matching frames for time. they wet
larger and softer. having absorbed much
water.
After the sa9s have been drawn from
ths female nsh she II placed back into
chs water. none the worse for her trialn
Then tho mils nom ripe male fish ID
pressed into the pan In tho same way.
and ths inpsegnsted eggs aro ready 10
b. hAtchcd
Under favorable conditions 90 days
h the period Of incubation for ths grand
landlocked salmon. one II tho tinset
game 0ehes In tho world and hardly In.
tsstor ~ any ~ \ good fish. The tirst
sligo Of life In thu eggs 10 the formation
ct . little clot. generally red or pink.
which increases with remarkable rapid.
Ivy. until In \ few dAys the complete
Surm II httis tlxh is plain 20 tho eye
Hat u h rather = hideous little non
esss that wrix4lss cut Of The egg finally.
- resembles fish only bscsuss Il
wstgxlvs aud moves like oaa Othsrwiss
u hooks moro iks \ fevsred dream after
go much bsoiled lobster or Welsh rsb.
hit II IL Transparent bciy. with .
globniar swelling where It's fins. tishlih~
hnss ought 70 he. aud its eyss ar. Inn.
uense sogxle~ Then thu fash wiss msn
watch the things mo~s carefully.
THU 10 = critical period of tho young
ehtugs' growth aud fall or . rise u :
degree IN shs tsmr~rasnrs II this water
may mean death - miilions Of salmon.
Gsasrsliy men remain On guard night
and DAP In the hig hascberies 10 watch
their charges Al this slma II they pull
through. u h beautiful 10 ere the sue-
css~tsv changes y the tiny swimmer
cast en their hidscns sppvndagss and
fern into dainty. slendes. siivery csca.
tsrvs that dart through the water like
bnhhles ~ air and form In thick swarms
In the eorpess of tho tanks. where sh~y
hsne like bs<A New york PrssA
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Oyssss sAsals as Medicine.