The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-04-21
Plan Pike
Rearing Bed
At Little Sank
Construction To Be I'm
der WPA Approval With
WPA Labor Is Plan
TOCOST ABOUT $3.50
Spot Selected Would
Be Natural Pond
Fish For Lakes In Fall

A number OF Sportsmen, members
Of Sank Centres Community Club,
are interested in a pike rearing
bed, which It Is planned will be
built at Little Sank. Local sports
men have long contemplated the
necessity Of a pike rearing bed for
the propagation Of fingerlings to
restock Sank Lake, for q time plan
ned to build a rearing bed locally.
Now, however, sportsmen Of Long
Prairie and Osakis are interested
in a like proposition, and it is pos
sible that q rearing bed will be
built.
At a recent meeting with WPA
engineers possible construction Of
a pike rearing bed was taken UP,
and the possibilities are that the
Sank Centre group will cooperate
with the others in the project.
Game Warden Harry Knowles, Of
Long Prairie, spoke to gathering
of sportsmen at q Commercial Club
meeting in Long Prairie recently.
He outlined the plan for the pro-
posed rearing pond. Harold Gray
and O. L. Larson were in attend
ance as representatives from Sank
Centre.
Those interested in placing pike
fry in Sank Lake during several
years past, realize the futility OF
their efforts. The small pike sent
out in the spring from state hatch
cries do not thrive for some rea-
son, and a pike rearing bed, 1t Is
said, would eliminate needless de-
struction. The small pike would be
placed in the rearing bed in the
spring and would be removed to the
various lakes in the community IN
the month Of Stepember. At that
time, It is said, they would be large
enough to care for themselves and
would not so apt be the victims OF
larger fish, or conditions Of immed-
late destruction to the small pike
fry.
According to those who have in
spected the location, dam can be
constructed to make a natural rear
ing pond that would be able to sup
DIV Todd county lakes with all the
fingerlings needed. Fish would be
planted in the pond and permitted
to remain there until they reached
such size that liberation in lakes
would make it certain they would
live to maturity.
The proposal has already receiv-
ed the favorable consideration OF
the Long Prairie Sportsmen's club
and Mr.. Knowles said other CLUBS
in the county will be contacted i'm
mediately. Sank Centre, for time
considering a rearing pond of its
own, is willing to cooperate with
the Todd organizations If they will
be permitted to take a part OF The
fingerlings for distribution in lakes
in that vicinity. Similar expressions
were voiced by the Osakis delega-
ton.
A sponsoring organization Is
needed after which it is proposed
to have the state conservation de-
partment draw plans and submit
LnGm 10 WUkA loA oPPAON
pense Of the project would amount
to about $3.50 for materials but
there would be an outlet for con-
siderable amount Of labor.
Spring fed, the pond would be OK
great benefit not only because 1t
could supply fish to restock county
lakes, but also because 1t could be
drained and frozen each year, thus
destroying such animal and plant
life as might prey upon the fish.
with some nine or ten organiza-
tons in the county having express
ed an interest in the proposal, MI.
Knowles feels certain the project
will become a reality since repre-
sentatives Of the conservation de-
partment have made an investiga-
ton and pronounced the site an
ideal one.