The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-30
MEETING OF FOREST
& STREAM CLUB
OFFICERS ELECTED INTERESTING TRIP
ITO THE STATE FISH HATCHERY At
LEWISTOWN.

The regular annual meeting OF the
Forest & Stream Club was held at tne
Times building on Monday evening,
May 19. Matters Of considerable 40
terest were taken up and discussed,
some or them being the stocking Oh
Carroll county streams with good
varieties of fish. 100000, Yellow
Perch were planted this spring ana
many thousands of bass, crapple,
blue gills, cat fish and trout will De
PLANTED within the next few months.
The camp will be held at our cluD
house ON the Monacacy River for one
week from August IA to 2lst. Ofhcers
elected were: J. J. Reese, President
DIR. Glen w. Horner, Vice-Presldent;
Henry l. Hobby, Secretary; j. Thomas
Anders. Treasurer; Frank T. Butler
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer;
mi. Il. Campbell, Commissary; James
I'D. Mitchell, Quarter Master. i Ha FFy-ee 81.
Berwager.h Captain; W. Raymond
Oursler ,'tI4ieutenant. Trustees :1 fteVt
WI. RI. Seabrook, John L Reifsn1der,
Jr., John r. Reese, Samuel @. Stpner.
and George R. Babylon
Arrangements. had: been made for
the members and their friends to
visit the State Fish Hatchery, located
near iI4ewistown- and about. miles
from Frederick On May IT. bat-en -aG-
count of the rainy Weather the trip
was postponed until May f$ More
than 10 members. and friends of=the'
Climb went in automobiles The affair
was pronounced a big success We
motored to TaneytoWn. hen t, to- eez En-.
mitsburg, Thurmont and EeWisInpls.
state roads nearly all the way anti5a
beautiful day for the trip, not too
warm and the air very clear and teE
hilarating; wonderful scenery and
everybody happy We arrived at the
hatchery about $50 D. nj, and Mr.. VIM.
G. Dell, who is in charge there, was
on hand with his usual smile and
hearty welcome We we're soon IN
the hatchery and were much surprised
at the expense and trouble necessary
for the propagation of trout, Long
narrow troughs with cold spring water
running through with thousands OF
brook and rainbow trout in. it. Some
about Ia inches ding, other very tiny.
Mr.. Bell fed them the yellow OF hard
boiled eggs and it was a sight to see
the tiny fish eat the small particles
of eggs that were sifted Though a
sieve. After spending about an hour
here we left i'm automobiles for the
ponds about une-half mile towards
LeWistoWn There are about Fl OF
these ponds and they were formerly
gold fish ponds. In these ponds are
large and small moth bass crappiei
cat fish of several kinds, blue gills
and suckers. There are about $500
brood fsh in all. This is the spanning
season and crappie could be seen at
their rests These fish spawn i'm the
natural way in these ponds and when
the small fish are large enough they
are taken from the ponds with nets
and placed i'm large cans TabOut 10.
gall and distributed to the various
streams. 1t was very interesting to
see the bass take the frogs that w>re
thrown to them. They made a short
meal of them We spent over an hour
here and then all left for home
lWhen the public becomes Interested
enough to want to know how fish are
propagated and to what expense and
trouble it is to distribute them and
stock our streams, they will be more
Interesting in protecting the fish and
seeing that others do, as there is en-
tirely too much seining, trapping and
gigging OF fish in our Carroll county
streams and this is against the law
Here's hoping that everyone Is inter-
ested enough to give our fish and game
the proper protection before it is too
late. --s'. 49,.
II L. HOBBY. Secretary.