The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-25
TROUT FRY FOR
COUNTY STREAMS
10000 Available for Plant
ing Within Next Few
Weeks
MORE FEEDERS
WILL BE CLOSED
Plant of Commissioner Believed to Be
Working Out Successfully Special
Sucker Permits - Close Season for
Parts of West River

Linus Leavens, state fish and game
commissioner, has notified County
Warden Z. II. Metcalf. that there are
about 10000 brook trout fry from the
Bennington hatchery available for i'm
mediate distribution in small streams in
this county. Mr.. AIetcalf has notified the
Windham County Fish and Game
club and its officers have agreed to dis
tribute and plant these fry under de-
partment supervision. No date has yet
been set for the arrival of the trout, but
they are expected in the near future
Early last spring 100000 surplus fry
were sent here by the state and federal
hatcheries and planted in nearby small
streams. some of which have since been
closed, by agreement with the land own
ers. for a term of FIVE years 1t is ex-
pected that these closed streams will re-
plenish by natural reproduction the trout
IN the larger streams into which they
flow.
1t is planned to close and stock some
more of the small streams of the county
during the coming season. and lanGown-
ers who control suitable streams that
they would be willing to let the state
control for five years or more are re-
quested to notify Mr.. Metcalf who will
then make necessary arrangements. 1t
IS not the aim of the department to close
brooks that are large enough to contain
rather small springfield brooks that are
just right for breeding and feeding
streams and do not ordinarily contain
many. if any, six-inch trout.
During the past two seasons the fish
and game commissioner has issued
county permits for the taking of Ger
tain coarse fish during a certain season
by methods other than angling, and
County Warden Metoalf has received
such permits for this county again this
| spring. These permits will be published
IN full in the county papers. and all per
| sons intending to take fish under them
should study their provisions carefully.
so as not to violate the law. The sea
son for taking suckers by methods other
| than angling, has been heightened FIVE
days. making the season this spring from
| April 10 to May 20. both dates inclusive
Last season a portion of West river
was closed against all fishing from the
time black bass began TO run until the
bass season opened, June l. and the re
suit was that some of the large bass
| that congregated near the West Dummer-
ston dam lived long enough to spawn.
| not having been taken out before the
season opened by fishermen who con-
/ gregated there under the pretense of fish
| ing for suckers and perch. This plan
worked out well last year that the
commissioner has decided to close this
same section of stream to all fishing,
! from May l to June Il, 1921. and in due
| time legal notice to that effect will be
/ published, anu posters nut up.
| The trout season opens on streams
April 10 and in ponds and lakes May /,
and as the past winter has apparently
/ been a very favorable one for trout the
anglers should have some excellent sport
! The season for wall-eyed pike. pickerel.
I and great northern nike il closed YIutiI
| May l, SO there is little fishing that can
be done at present. except for yellow
perch, which will soon be fiocking to the
/ meadows, getting ready to spawn