The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-28
Plant .3,D|g|l,u!gO' FISH
Western Montana Anglers
Association Completes
Remarkable Season.

They'll be biting fast f,ve years from
now, and the fisherman who comes
back from western Montana stream
with nh empty basket viii have only
himself to blaile
Last year. according to report
made yesterday by Secretary NJ. r.
Hardenburgh. the Western Montana
Anglers association planted 1900, 900
fish fry In streams in this region. That
number is more than twice as large
as the average Tor the five years inn
mediately prior to 1916. It means<that
the fishermen OF western Montana
have been insured by the anglers as
socihtion agninst exhaustion OF the
fish supply.
Eastern brook trout. native trout.
grayling and rainbow trout were
planted by the association. The fish
fry came from the state hatchery, the
United States hatchery at Bozeman
and the hatchery maintained at CO.
lumbia Gardens in Butte. Members of
fry, putting them for the most part in
protected areas previously prepared by
the association. The work was yolun-
tary.
Eleven Million Fry.
During the five years just previous
to 1916 thu association distributed 500
cans Of trout in western Montana
streams. each can containing 10000
fry. Thus in six years the association
has placed 11.7Op,O0o fry in streams in
this district.
Native and eastern brook trout were
favored in 1915. OF the former 1863
cans We're distributed; 121 cans of the
latter were cared for. Seventy three
cans OF rainbow and 13 cans Of gray
ling trout were distributed.
Many Streams Stocked.
The Blackfoot Clark's Fork. Jocko
and Bitter Root rivers, the Blackfoot
lakes and almost every creek flowing
into these received some Of the fry.
Distribution was made at different
seasons. The several varieties were
planted when the chances OF survival
were best.
The first distribution for 1916 was
on April %. on that day IS cans OF
eastern brook trout, so from the state
hatchery and Is from Columbia Gar
dens were planted. Distribution of the
cans was as follows: Stevensville,
seven; Victor, seven: Hamilton. eight;
Darby. eight; Arlee seven: st. 1gna-
thus, eight; Blackfoot. 12; Salmon lake.
seven: Blackfoot river, five; Cyr's
slough tGrass Valley, six; French
town. SIX Buckhouse slough (Bitter
RooD. three; Mills slough Glitter
RootA four: Clinton, five: Clinton
lakes. two: Clinton sloughs (Clark's
Fork, three: Ovando, six; Opseta
lake, three; Lewis lake, three; Indian
slough, four; Turah slough, four.
Eighty cans of native trout from the
state hatchery were distributed on
September Is and 16 as follows: Ste
vensville. IS; Darby and Hamilton, Is
each: Ovando, "A; Victor. 10: Wood
side, two; Dixon and Carlton lake, four
each.
Thirteen cans of grayling were dis
tributed on July II, the lakes at
Muckler's ranch and Salmon lake re-
ceiving five each and Placid lake get
ting three. Five cans of rainbow trout
were planted in Placid lake that day.
too. The state hatchery supplied the
fry.
Ten cans of native trout were taken
to Arlee on August 25 for distribution
in the Jocko river and Finley creek,
tive trout were planted in Pattee creek
and streams in the Couer d'Alene.
This fry came from the state hatchery.
On September 10 "a cans Of fry from
the United States hatchery were dis
tribute. as follows: Blackfoot river
between Bonner and Mcnamara s
Landing. % cans Of rainbow trout;
Blackfoot river above McNamara's
Landing.~five cans of rainbow; Clear
water river. five cans of rainbow;
Salmon lake, 80 cans of rainbow; Mills
slough. two cans of rainbow and two
OF e1stcrn brook; Bitter Root river, 81
cans of eastern brook and one of rain
bow; Clinton slough, three cans OF
eastern brook.
The United States hatchery furnished