REPORT, 



To the Honorable the General Assennhly of the State of Rhode Island 

 and Providerice Plantations, at its January Session, 1896 : 



The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries herewith present their 

 report for the year 1895. 



Tkout. 



Ten thousand (10,000) yearling trout were purchased by the 

 Commissioners, and have been placed in the streams and ponds 

 of the State. More applications for trout fry have been made the 

 past season than for many years, showing- an increasing interest 

 as well as a kindly disposition to aid the Commissioners in their 

 work. 



Reports from the fishermen the past season show better catches 

 than last year, the water in the streams having been higher. 



Von Behr or Bkown Trout. 



Through the kindness of the United States Commission we ex- 

 pect to receive in February, 1896, ten thousand (10,000) eggs of 

 this species, which will be hatched, reared until fall, and then 

 distributed in the streams and ponds of the State. This is a very 

 rapid growing fish. 



Black Bass. 



The fishing for this valuable food and game fish the past season 

 has been better than for a number of years. Notably in Watchaug 

 Lake, Moswansicut and Wallum and other ponds, where large 

 catches have been reported throughout the season. Watchaug 



