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young fish have ever been seen or found in the ponds. If they 

 do spawn the water conditions may not be right for the eggs 

 to hatch. We have no reliable information concerning the 

 spawning habits of the Channel catfish. River fishermen tell 

 us that they spawn in nooks and holes along the banks of the 

 river near where the water is running in currents. Some say 

 that they spawn in running water where there are logs that 

 afford a certain amount of protection and make it possible for 

 the fish to deposit their eggs in safe places. 



As we said before, catfish spawn in water that is more or 

 less roily. This makes it difficult for fish culturists to get ac- 

 curate information by studying the fish in their natural 

 haunts. For further information concerning the Channel cat- 

 fish we would refer the reader to what has been said about 

 this fish in Part II of this bulletin. 



We have taken young Channel catfish in the Ninnescah river, 

 which borders the Fish Hatchery on the north, that were not 

 over an inch in length, as late in the season as September. 

 This would indicate that at least some specimens spawn very 

 late. These young fish were so small and slender and so trans- 

 parent that it was not apparent at first just what they were. 

 On examination, however, it was very plain to be seen that 

 they were Channel catfish. 



Some years quite a number of young Channel catfish come 

 into the Hatchery through the water pipes, which makes it 

 possible for the Department to have a few for distribution, to 

 be placed in streams where they are needed. However, the 

 Channel catfish is found in nearly all the streams of the state, 

 and all that is necessary for the increase of the supply is for 

 people to treat them fairly in the various streams where they 

 already exist. I mean by this that the young or undersized 

 fish should not be caught and destroyed. If the fish are pro- 

 tected in the streams and given a reasonable show, the streams 

 will soon be well supplied. No Channel catfish should be taken 

 out of the water that is less than ten inches or a foot in length, 

 even by hook-and-line fishermen. 



If all people who like fish and who enjoy fishing would in- 

 terest themselves in this fish business, and would give some 

 little time and thought to the protection of fish, the supply in 

 Kansas streams could be greatly increased in a very few years. 

 Let us get together and work together on this proposition of 

 fish protection, which will give us more fish and better fishing. 



THE GERMAN CARP. 



In some respects the German carp is perhaps the greatest 

 pond fish in the world. Over two hundred thousand acres of 

 water is given to pond-fish culture in Germany alone, and the 

 carp is raised almost to the exclusion of other varieties of fish. 

 This fish is propagated throughout the greater part of Europe 



