LVI 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Loch Leven trout. — The spawning season commenced October 17 and 

 was continued to November 25, but as the eggs were of very poor 

 quality and the hatchery was crowded, operations were discontinued 

 at that time. From the 129 ripe females handled 130,575 eggs were 

 obtained; from these, 5,000 eggs were transferred to other stations 

 and 15,000 fry were distributed. 



Rainbow trout. — The consignment of eggs shipped from Neosho 

 yielded 16,000 fry; 6,500 of these were distributed to applicants in Ohio 

 during the sirring, and on June 30 there remained at the station 9,000 

 healthy fingerlings. 



Steelhead trout. — On April 27 a consignment of 41,000 steelhead eggs 

 was received from Fort Gaston Station, and 32,000 of the fry resulting 

 from them were planted in May in streams crossed by the Detroit and 

 Mackinac and the Flint and Pere Marquette railroads. The remaining 

 5,000 were held for rearing. 



The following shows the number of fry on hand at the close of the 

 year, the age, and the weight of fish per 1,000 : 



Species. 



Age. 



Number. 



Weight Total 



per 1,000 i weight 



fish. of fish. 



Brook trout. 



Lake trout 



Loch Leven trout. 



Rainbow trout 



Steelhead trout . . . 



4 months . 

 4 months . 

 .i.i mouths 

 24 mouths 

 IJ months 



15, 000 

 141,000 



17, 000 

 9,000 

 5,000 



Pounds. 

 7 

 4 

 3 



^ 

 1* 



Pounds. 

 105 

 664 

 51 

 22i 

 7i 



Alfena Station, Michigan, (Frank N. Clark, Superintendent). 



Early in the summer the superintendent and foreman visited the 

 important fishing centers on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior, and 

 made arrangements for the lake-trout and whitefish work. On Sep- 

 tember 15 the spawn-takers, under the direction of Mr. George Platts, 

 proceeded to Lake Superior and commenced the collection of trout 

 eggs at Spruce Harbor and Michipicoten Island, Ontario, and at the 

 close of the season there they were transferred to various points on 

 Lakes Michigan and Huron. The first whitefish eggs were received at 

 the station on October 27, having been collected at Scarecrow Island, 

 Lake Huron, 



The collections continued until December 14, and a total of 35,800,000 

 were secured from the following points: 



Point of collection. 



Warehouse, Lake Michigan 1, 300, 000 



Epoufette, Lake Michigan 650, 000 



Naubinway, Lake Michigan 650, 000 



Manistique, Lake Michigan 10, 000, 000 



Seulchoix Point, Lake Michigan 600, 000 



Beaver Island, Lake Michigan 10, 000, 000 



Manitou Island, Lake Michigan 3, 000, 000 



Number 

 secured. 



Point of collection. 



Traverse Bay(tributary),Lake Mich- 

 igau — 



Hammond Bay, Lake Huron 



Kogers City, Mich., Lake Huron 



Lixeys Fishery (Oscoda), Lake Hu- 

 ron 



Alpena and vicinity 



Number 

 secured. 



600, 000 

 900, 000 

 800, 000 



300, 000 

 7, 000, 000 



