Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
MILLIONS Of TROUT
). FRY PUT IN WATERS
Il
. Of STATE THIS YEAR
Big Project Of Fisheries Bu-
reau to Stock Flathead
Lake Commercially.
Special to The Tribune.

= Special to The Tribune.
Helena, June, 11.-BetWeen 40
100000 and 100000 baby trout
and grayling will have been planted
IN the fishing streams Of the state
by the close Of the present season
If the operations Of the fisheries
department of the state fish and
game commission continues as sue
cessful az they have so far into the
season.
This is the promise of J. II. Brun-
son, superintendent of fisheries, who
Is in Helena for a brief stay after
having devoted most Of his time
during the spring to the organiza-
ton and prosecution OF the work at
the various hatcheries.
Mr.. Brunson says this is proving
the most successful season Of his
department and that it is the result
fisheries department has been
brought up to the degree Of excel
lence by which such a record can
be made.
Many Cutthroats Planted.
The department has so far this
season taken 100000 cutthroat
Georgetown lake, near Anaconda,
for distribution to various hatch
cries.
OF this vast number 100000 eggs
were sent to the Emigrant hatch
cry in Park county. 100000 were
sent to government hatcheries IN
exchange for eggs Of other species.
100000 went to the McAllister
hatchery, 100000 went to hatchery
at Gle Elum, Wash, in exchange
for Rainbow trout eggs. 100000
went to the Columbia Gardens at
Butte and 100000 to the DAILY
hatchery at Hamilton.
Already 12,500,000 CRAWLING eggs
have been Matched out at the Ana
conda hatchery, 12,500,O0O gray
ling eggs have been shipped to the
hatchery at Somers and 100000
grayling eggs have been shipped to
White Sulphur Springs to be plant
ed in Smith river, which empties
into the Missouri river near Ulm,
Cascade county.
Cravings For Madison.
Four million grayling fry have al
ready been deposited in the waters
Of the Madison river and its tribu-
taries in the southwestern part OF
the state, and it is probable that
between 100000 and 100000
grayling fry will be given to the
federal government for liberation in
the waters of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park.
After the grayling eggs, which |
have been sent to the Somers hatch
cry. have been Matched out, most |
of the fry will be sent out to streams |
throughout the section east Of the |
Rocky mountains as far south as
the Dearborn river.
F1athead Can Feed State.
The fisheries department is plaN-
ming for the stocking of Flathead
lake. in keeping with the scheme re-
Gently announced by Game Warden
c. A. Jakways, and expects to make
Roadway this year in
the initial steps for making that
a great commercial fishing water.
This great lake is Of sufficient
size as to furnish enough CONNER
cial fish for the whole Of Montana,
and it is expected to stock the lake
this year with Great Lakes white
fish and lake trout and later to
plant salmon and yellow perch.
Superintendent Brunson expects to
secure from the government waters,
particularly from st. Mary's lake
in Glacier National park, large
quantities Of Great Lakes lake trout
and whitefish for transplanting in
Flathead lake.
At the present time the state is
operating hatcheries at Somers,
Georgetown lake, Emil
grant, Salmon lake, Roman lake and
lake. 1t will also have
field stations at Big Timber, Red
Lodge and one on the Dearborn