The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-04-02
$4,000 Trout Are
Being Stocked
In Area Streams

The stocking of $4,000 fresh
water trout in so Maryland trout
streams started last week and will
continue for several weeks in the
future, it was announced by Alder.
Powell, superintendent of hatch
cries of the Maryland Game and
Inland Fish commission. About 40
percent of the trout will be stocked
before $50 a. m, Wednesday,
April Is, opening day of the trout
fishing season, according to Ern-
est A. Vaughn, director
More than 10000 adult trout,
averaging two fish per pound,
over inches in size, have filled
the ponds at Bear and Beaver
Creek hatcheries. The annual
stocking of these IS month old
beauties will cover 100 miles of
trout streams in ten Maryland
counties.
Some $1,000 truck miles will be
required to stock the fish. Fort,'
percent of the trout will be de
livered to the three counties of
Western Maryland, 80 percent to
Frederick, Montgomery, Howard
and Carroll counties, and 35 per
cent in Baltimore, Anne Arundel
Hartford and Cecil Areas.
In order to provide maximum
fishing success to the angler, A.,
percent of the trout will be stock
ed before April Is, 35 more per.
cent before April %, and Is &c d
ditional percent prior to April 2!
and an additional percent befor
May g. The balance will be placed
by Memorial weekend
Here is the schedule for Ale.
gany and Garrett counties:
Week of March o. Winebrenne,
Run, Jenning Run, Rocky Gap.
200 each; Laurel Run. $50; Matthew
Run, Wrights Run, $50 each; Stauh
Run, 100; Savage river 1000.
Week of March 20; Mill Run 60
Puzzley Run, 200 each; Savage
river, 1000; Potomac river, $50.
Buffalo Run, $50; Piney Run, 300
Bear Creek, 1900.
Week of April 5; Mill Run (A)
Flintstone Creek, 500 each; Mudd.
Greek 400; Evitts Creek, 1,5OO.
Week of April IL: Big Yong,
river, Little Yough river, Sal
Block, 800 each; New Germany
1000; White Rock, 100; WolfdeI
Run, $50.
Week of April 10: Evitts Creek.
Savage river, 1000 each; Bear
Creek, Mill Run ca, 500 each;
Flintstone Creek, New Germany,
900 each; Buffalo Run, $50.
Week of April &c: Piney Run,
Puzzley Run, Jennings Run Flint
stone Greek, 200 each; EvittS Creek,
Bear Creek, 500 each; Muddy
Creek, 300; Salt Block, $50; Saw
age river, 1000; Winebrenner Run,
100; Rock Gap, $50.
Week of May 8: Big Yough river,
Little Yough river, 200 each; New
Germany, Mill Run CA), $50 each;
Evitts Creek, Bear Greek, 500 each,
Savage river, 800; Wolfden Run,
$50, Buffalo Run, 100.
Week of May 10: Laurel Run,
New Germany, $50 each; Staub
Run, Wrights Run, 100 each; Mat
thew Run, $50; Potomac river 200,
Bear Creek, 400.
Week of May II: Bear Creek, 400
Other Fish Stocked
SiXty-five impoundments have
recently received adult large
llIOltH DdSso anu Clldln
pike it was also announced.
More than 5000 legal sized bass
and $500 chain pickerel were the
totals listed About ten percent
of the bass have been tagged with
jaw ring tags according to Edwin
NJ, Barry, chief of Inland Fish man.
agement. A three-year bass evalua-
ton study is now being designed
to determine the value of the COM
merical bass purchased and stock
ed in inland water. The commits
sion is urging the return of all
tagged fish to local game wardens
or fish and game personnel. Creel
census, Spillway escapement and
netting studies are also to be car
ried out by state fish managers to
round out the program.