174 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4J 



Feb. 25. Weather clear and warm. 



26. Went up the river to traps ; uo flah. 



27. Fish spawuiug very slowly, aud very few eggs. 



28. Caught 3 trout ; clear aud warm. 



29. Clear aud warm. 

 Mar. 1. Clear and warm. 



2. Tuesday, shipped eggs to Washiugtou. 



3. Weather cloudy aud warm. 



4. Weather cloudy and warui. 



5. Eaiuiug hard all day ; watci- rising very fast and very muddy. 



6. Raining hard in forenoon ; afternoon clear, and evening very cold ; iish ad- 

 * vancing very slowly. 



7. Very cloudy and warm. 



8. Raining hard all day ; warm. 



9. Raining very hard all day ; water very high aud muddj'; eggs covered with 



mud. We are washing them every 1.'') minutes ; they are doing well so far. 

 10. Clear and warm ; water falling a little. 



12. Clear and warm ; water falling a little. 



13. Weather very dark and cloudy. 



14. Raining all day. 



15. Weather cloudy ; heavy showers in evening. 



16. Weather very dark aud cloudy. 



17. Raining hard all day. 



18. Weather clear and cool ; trout spawuiug very badly and eating freely. 



19. Picked out trout for Fulton market exhibition. 



20. Fish act very strangely — si)awuing very slowly, and very few eggs. 



21. Went to Redding and shix^pcd trout to^New York; weather showery. 



22. Raining hard all day. 



23. Clear and cold. • 



24. Very cloudy ; raining in evening. 



25. Raining hard all day ; very cool. 



26. Misty and dark ; weather cool. 



27. Snowing hard all day ; very cold ; 8 inches oi' snow this evening. 



28. Raining hard all day ; water high. 



29. Snow all gone and clear. 



30. Went over fish. They seem no nearer spawning than 4 weeks ago ; are act- 



ing very strangely. 



31. Clear all day ; cloudy in evening. 

 April 1. Raining hard all day. 



2. Raining hard all day. 



3. Clear aud cool. 



4. Caught 6 trout up at Chattedouchekilles. 



5. Male trout all ripe ; females not ripe. 



6. Weather clear. Caught 14 trout in trap u^t at Chattedouchekilles. 



7. Caught 8 trout. 



8. Caught 20 trout. 



9. Raining hard all day ; trout all running over trai). 



10. Raining hard all day. 



11. Raining hard, aud water very high. 



12. Raining hard; creeks just booming. 



13. Raining hard all day. 



14. Raining hard all day. 



15. Raining forenoon ; afternoon clear. 



16. AVater falling fast ; ponds filled about 12 inches with mud. 



17. Weather clear and warm.' 



18. Weather clear and warm. 



