Mr. Clark asked how the fishermen could be managed. 

 Would they abstain from fishing at certain points at the re- 

 quest of the Commission, or would laws have to be passed to 

 regulate this? Again, would not the fishermen oppose such 

 legislation and render it difificult, if not impossible to procure 

 it ? Take the pound-net men, for instance ; at Bass Island 

 there are four or five pounds and the owners would probably 

 object to being deprived of their fishing grounds for a term of 

 years, and in practice it will be found difficult to control the 

 fishermen. 



Dr. Sweeny thought that now, since the fishermen are 

 convinced that fish-culture is of value to them, from a busi- 

 ness point, they might be further educated so as to be sen- 

 sible of their own interests. 



Mr. Bissell inquired how large such reservations should 

 be. 



Dr. Sweeny suggested that reservations of three miles in 

 length by a mile in width would be about the proper size. 



Mr. Nevin called attention to the fact that whitefish do 

 not always feed where they spawn, and that a good place to 

 plant the young fish was not necessarily a good fishing place. 



WORK OF THE WISCONSIN FISH COMMISSION. 



BY JAS. NEVIN, SUPERINTENDENT. 



The work of artificial propagation of fish in the State of 

 Wisconsin is no longer an experiment in the minds of the peo- 

 ple of our State. When the good work of restocking our 

 streams and lakes with their native fish was first attempted we 

 did not meet with much encouragement from many parts of the 

 State. But with perseverance and successful operations the 

 old feeling has vanished, and the cry from all over the State is 

 " more fish," until now we are unable to supply the demand, 

 even to that of German carp. 



First in rank comes the pride of all waters, brook trout, 

 and of these fish, most every county in the State has received 

 a portion of the 2,255,000 fry that have been distributed this 



