24 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Green Lake Station, Maine. 



On July 1, 1893, the affairs of this station were temporarily put under 

 the direction of tbe foreman, William H. Munson. 



On July 5, Eichard Dana reported at the station for the purpose of 

 keeping the records and attending to the correspondence. 



On August 2, 1893, in accordance with instructions from the Com- 

 missioner, E. M. Robinson took charge as acting superintendent and 

 received a probationary appointment (under civil- service rules) as super- 

 intendent September 10, 1893. 



Mr. Robinson reported the fish on hand at the station August 21, 1893, 

 as follows : 



Hatching of the year — 



Landlocked salmon. 



Sea salmon. 



Loch Leven trout.. 



Lake trout 



Von Behr trout 



Brook trout 



Total. 



243,130 I 7,586 - 3,676 



One of the first subjects that received the attention of the superin- 

 tendent was the collection of salmon and trout eggs in localities not too 

 far removed from the station. A thorough reconnoissance was made of 

 all the neighboring brooks, and Mann and Winkenpaugh brooks were 

 selected as being the most suitable. In addition to the traps at those 

 streams a net trap was put in at the outlet of Green Lake for the cap- 

 ture of landlocked salmon and the one at Great Brook was repaired. 



During the season 133 landlocked salmon were taken. Of these, 90 

 were females and 43 males. The yield of eggs from the 90 females was 

 311,000, or an average of 3,477 to each fish. The first salmon was 

 caught on September 26 at Mann Brook and the last on November 22 

 at Great Brook. After these fish were through spawning they were 

 released in the lake. 



On October G a trap was built at the head of Branch Pond, some 10 

 miles west of the hatchery; and on the 14th, after a heavy rain, 59 

 trout were taken. The season's catch of brook trout is as follows: 

 Winkenpaugh Brook, 110; Great Brook, 14 ; Mann Brook, 1; total, 125. 

 Of these 37 were males and 88 females. Eleven of the females were 

 spent before being captured and only 15 of the males were found to be 

 of any use. 



The first eggs of the season were taken October 2G; total for the 

 season, 105,140. 



During the season there were distributed from the station: Land- 

 locked salmon, 143,481; sea salmon, 3,908; Loch Leven trout, 21,468; 

 lake trout, 25,000; Yon Behr trout, 36,803 ; brook trout, 5,500 ; rainbow 

 trout, 400; total, 236,560. 



Nearly all of these were planted in New England waters and princi- 

 pally in Maine. 



