Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

year During 1907 about 100000 fry We're as
new addition to the Salt Lake hatchery IS an,
thorized and the hatchery at Sprngville as well
ro ' al 81 Which purposes there Will be available
ample means from the hsh and game luho, LII
the streams of the state stocked UP to their normal
condition and the supply Of fish Tor sporting anu
though its population be doubled In addition to
the regular state supply OF trout, the no Granae
$40 900 try in the streams of the state adjacent
to its line OF road in Utah.
from Spring Creek through main supply canal
2s4 feet long by feet wide by Sla feet deep
and a secondary canal 15Sx5x21a. The supply can
ais are OF reinforced concrete the same as the
ponds, and the whole piece OF work was com
1t is the idea of Commissioner cromar to sink
eight artesian wells in the neighborhood OF th 1,
Of fresh water in case Of accident or breahage
to the natural supply. One Of these wells would
s er water e be- had at depth of from
10 to 80 feet In the vicinity, as has been at
by, and at cost of about 81 per foot OF depth
UP to 80 feet.
VARIETIES OF FISH.
Up to the present time only native trout and
state waters The brook trout are rapid growers,
and for this reason desirable as stock fish;
They not game as the native however, and
do not take to artificial bats readily as do the
native varieties. They are properly called .brooK'
where there are no heights to be scaled Ihe
brook trout will not go against the current. They
heat, and for ordinary purposes and private ponds
very desirable for their quick growth and de-
lightful eating qualities
AS is well known to fishermen on Utah streams,
the native trout Is game from the stiliest water to
( the top of the most strenuous streams OF the
mountain tops, and renders jot little for ex-
cellence in eating qualities gameness stay
wlthitlvenessH to any other fresh water inhabi-
tant3; the only undesirable feature with the ma
tive trout being that he takes his time in grow.
ing: q brook trout, or rainbow trout. Will put
on eight or nine inches in a year, whereas
tive requires about two years to attain the same
growth. And while it is the intention to keep
up the stock OF native fry and to constantly re-
plenish the streams with this delectable variety OF
missioner to stock the streams with other rapid
growing varieties. and to that end systematic
steps have been taken to a supply Of the
rainbow trout for distribution next year. The
RAINBOW trout is so named from his many colored
sides, and his appearance, in fact, is iii great
resemblance to the rainbow One Of the large
ponds at the hatchery site has been devoted to
this variety of fish. and a stock is being built
up SO that by next year fry of the rainbow species
or the points of excellence of the rainbow variety
In addition to his rapid growth, are his climb
ING propensit:es, 1t being asserted that he will
clnlb a mountain stream to height of 10000 feet
II possible he is also extremely game rises readily
to artificial bait and is of unsurpassed table
quality. He will also stand Just as much cold as
the brook trout, and does object TO such heat
as Is usual to the mountainous county.
FOUR ACES OF FISH,
There are four stages in the life OF a fish He
Is frst an egg, requiring in natur;il state from
-FOUR to six weeks to hatch, when he becomes n fry
When he attains a length of about two inches he
y designated a lingering, and he sails under this
appelatlon until he energies length of six In
ehes. as full hedged fish.
- !:GE he is inches ong,Ehe becomas tla
les leg; prey OF the SPORTSMAN angling with
lou ana 10 me, said word angling f,eng defined
ilea 20 pe nsMng win q llshlns rod or pole held
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