The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1945-08-09
Wild[ife Officials
Start Work On Fish
Plan For Peck Lake
REGIONAL MEN ALSO IN EAST STATE
TO SET UP STUDIES ON
SMALL LAKES

Under a proper fish management
program the 150-mile-long Fort
reservoir could become Montana's
Lake CT the Woods" with a variety
OF fish that could not be duplicated
anywhere in the state, in the view
OF regional officials of the federal
fish and wildlife service who were
mere from Portland this week to con-
Ter with Elmer johnson, chairman Of
the state fish and game commits
sion.
The lake not only offers anglers
many warm water varieties common
10 eastern Montana, but. because of
It's depth and temperature. would
provide a haven for such game fish
as the huge mackinaw trout. mus
Keluhge and bass, they indicated.
They said that they are not only
beginning plans for setting I'D a per-
manent longtime fish program. with
tne cooperation of the state COM
mission in Fort Peck lake. but also
are l~naugurating studies in ten east
ern Montana small reservoirs. as
wei as at Nelson reservoir in Phil
lips county.
Regional officials here from Port
land were William Hagen Jr.. sun
erVisor OF the division of game fish
ano hatcnerles in eight western
states n Stanley G.. Jewett, Paci-
TIC flyways biologist, whose work is
principally with migratory birds.
With them was Walter M. Allen.
supervisor OF the federal services
warm water fish hatchery at Miles
City. They met with Thomas c.
Horn, supervisor of the Fort Peck
game range.
Also announced by Mr.. Hagen was
a plan for extensive development.
enlargement and improvement of the
Miles City hatchery. Work will be
done after the war.
The men also checked the Bow
dom and Medicine Lake refugees in
eastern Montana. Hagen and Jewett
planned to- go to central Idaho fer
further work before returning to
Portland.
JeWett said that, in general. the
duck prospects in the west are ex-
cellent. His work takes him into
Canada and Alaska to observe duck
and geese conditions. There is
ample water in most Canadian sec
lions, he reported, and hunters along
major flyways should have good
sport this fall.
We hope to set up fish manage.
ment plans for both Fort Peck lake
and Nelson reservoir" Hagen stated
While at Fort Peck, the men were
informed that two successive bass
paintings made from the Miles City
hatchery had been successful.
Yearling and lingering bass were
planted two years ago and catches
this year of uniform 9 and 12-inch
sizes reflect these.
The aim is to provide natural re-
production of bass, which are not
to Fort Peck waters. How
ever, they warned that scrap" fish
such as perch may consume the bass
fry. Reports of Rainbow trout
catches up to four pounds were given
them. The opinion was expressed
that the mackinaw, native to west
Montana Lakes, would do even
better than Rainbow in the lake.
Experiments have been launched
on ten eastern Montana small res
Hagan reported. This is
TO determine how best to stock
ponds. The fish and wildlife service
has developed much information on
such stocking in the south but has
title data on similar work in the
They also heard reports of catches
If fresh water drums or shepherds
Fort Peck lake. a native species
)ut one that has been comparative
Y rare in recent years. The drum is
round-tailed fish and has heavy
eeth.