Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-20
Plan to Plant Fish in State.
Reprinted from The Milwaukee
journal.

Reprinted from The Milwaukee
Journal.
Madison-Now That suowdnits ATE
about ont of the way and the worst
of he flood waters have disappeared,
I the conservation commission wilIturn
is attention to the annual planting Of
The game fish Every year, about
5000 applicants. whose homes or
farms border on streams, ask for fin
gerliugs The usual number Of re-
quests have been made for the 1922
season
The boring of an artesiau we'll at
the Bayfield, hatchery has afforded a
water supply much better adapted TO
the propagation Of young fish than
the natural streams have afforded and
this year according to b. o. Webster,
commissioner, it has been practicable
to hold the youngsters at the station
until they were advanced much fur
Their in the lingering stage. For
purpose of distribution, they viii be
classified IN gradations numbered ],
2, and 4, the sizes indicating that
they are Z, and inches long
Trout Are Better
The distribution OF brook and
brown trout from Bayfield, and St.
Croix Falls will be better than last
season, Mr. Webster said. There is
a larger number to be distributed, and
We anticipate a better grade Trout
distribution viii be started IN a few
days
Up to this time, we have been
Obliged to distribute earlier than now.
/ but this season we have been able to
hold it up until the roads were in
better condition for deliveries. This
has two-fold advantage, enabling
the applicant to reach the streams
more promptly, and to plant the fry
when the waters are in better condi-
ton to receive young fish.
Floods and muddy waters will be
mostly ont of the way before the
young trout begin to hustle their own
living. think this delay will be
beneficial, especially for brook and
brown trout.
Like Big Fish
Generally speaking, the applicant
is better pleased if the fish are of good
Sc, but feeding conditions also must
be taken into consideration A small
fish planted now goes into the stream
just when food is beginning to be
plentiful, and his growth throughout
the summer VIII be rapid. If the fist
is kept in the hatchery until fall, be
il of course of larger size when he is
planted, but he goes into the stream
just when the food supply is decreas
ing and his growth viii be retarded
believe the early planted fish will bt
larger by next season than the fish
planted late, even if they have con
siderable advantage IN size.
The output Of brown trout will be
1000 900, to be distributed from Bay
field, Madison and St. Croix Falls
The distribution OF trout of all yarie-
ties will be 10000, 900 to Il, 600 900.
Superior Gets Salmon
From quarter to half million Of
Pacific coast salmon viii be placed il
Lake Superior. where it is hoped that
this variety will be well established
No more silver trout will be planted
, at least for time. The planting OF
silver trout was an experiment tried
in a few of the northern streams Tn
til some satisfactory results are
shown, the distribution will be dis
continued
j The proper method of obtaining
fry is TO write the conservation com
mission for application blanks, MI
Webster said. These are looked after
as far as cur resources 90, if they arr
flied in the Office before Jan. (, and
j the applicant may expect to have hi,
bill Tiled at the next distribution,
The commission always has from
5000 TO 6,ooo applications on fiie-it
receives more than does the fedora
government The dsh are delivered
) without charge, al the railroad station
nearest the stream where the appli-
eants desire To plant them. "
MuskeImnge and pike will be dis
tributed during May, and the number
available VIII be dependent on wealth
er conditions at the time it is neces.
sary 10 gather eggs from the streams
II conditions are favorable. Mr. Web.
ster intends to make a wider distri-
button than IN former seasons. The
bass distribution is in June.
Waking Up At Last.