120 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



Fiicliten, near Nelieim. — lu consequence of artificial fisli-cultare, the 

 Eulir and its tributaries in the neigiiborliood of FUcliteu are now better 

 stoclced with trout than formerly. 



Menden, — Baron von Duecker caught, May 23, with a gray artiiicial 

 lly, between 4 and C o'clock, forty-four trout and one grayling, a conse- 

 quence of the planting of trout fry in the Honne; also on the Upper 

 Euhr he had a good catch, especially on the spots where, in the spring, 

 trout fry had been planted. 



The Wesee. Lauterberg. — The improvement in the stock of trout 

 through the planting out of fry is very noteworthy, 1| to 2 pound trout 

 being taken much oftener than formerly. 



The Elbe. — C. Arens, of Oleysiug^en, near Ellrich, in the Hartz, sev- 

 eral years ago placed several thousand trout fry in tbe canal that feeds 

 his mill, which before had no trout; these were re-enforced by some 

 small fish that had escaped from a rearing pond. On September 21, of 

 this year, the water was drawn off to cleause the mill canal, and on that 

 occasion 48 pounds of the finest trout were taken under the causeway 

 bridge, besides small trout and try in quantity. The millers of the 

 neighborhood also find to their astonishment beautiful trout in their 

 water-wheels, as has not in a single instance occurred before for a decade. 

 From which may be seen the use of ijlanting fry, and that it is not ad- 

 visable to catch too small fish. The mill canal has a gentle current, 

 muddy bottom, a smooth shore, a maximum temperature of 77° Fahr., 

 and is rich in insect life. The water is better for trout than spring 

 water. Although they cannot spawn in it, they grow better than in 

 a swift, stony brook. The water is often much roiled by rains, yet the 

 trout stay in it and do well. Tbe fish turned over to the cook, even 

 those weighing IJ pounds, had white flesh, fat and toothsome. 



Konigshrucli in Saxony. — Through artificial culture trout are estab- 

 lished in wild brooks where they did not before occur. 



The Odee. Bprottau. — The town turned out trout fry four years 

 ago, and in consequence trout are now often taken at Si)rottau. 



The Weichsb! . — Miller A, Ohlert, of Somers-inon-the-Brahe, catches 

 fine trout for the table, the product of the planting of fry. 



Christburg. — A brook, utilized for trout culture, affords an abundance 

 of table trout for private use and for sale. 



Aleclienburg-Schivcrin. — The northern outlet of the great Schwerin 

 lake had formerly no trout, but brook trout of 6 pounds weight are now 

 caught there — a result of fish culture. 



Allow me to add a single instance from England. As I was fishing 

 this spring at Walton, above London, I was informed by my friend, T. 

 R. Sachs, and other members of the Thames Angling Preservation Soci- 

 ety, that the trout fishery has wonderfully improved in consequence of 

 the planting of trout fry. Mr. M. Cooper Morris writes mo, that besides 

 the Thames trout, lake trout and American brook trout were also taken. 

 Certainly the catch is ten times as great as a few years ago. Formerly 



