ii4 How to obtain it. 



very natural result that three-fourths of the fish were dead within 

 an hour. 



The weather in April and May is sometimes very warm by 

 day, with frost at night, but in the carboys the temperature of the 

 water is found to vary little. For short journeys small quantities 

 of fry will travel very well in suitable tin cans, care being taken 

 that they are not allowed to stand in the heat of the sun. When 

 fry are turned out the operation cannot be performed too gently 

 indeed a great deal of the success of the work depends on this. 

 The best plan is to use a clean bucket, into which the fry may be 

 poured. Take care that the temperature of both waters is nearly 

 alike. Should this not be the case, gradually raise or reduce that 

 of the water in the carboy. Then pour some into a bucket, sink 

 the latter gently in the water of the stream or tributary so as to 

 allow it to fill with the least possible disturbance, turn it gently 

 over on its side, and slowly withdraw it, practically "swimming 

 the fry out." To do the thing perfectly I prefer floating a box, or 

 several if necessary, and turning the fry into them, getting them 

 on the feed and happy, and after some time, often twenty-four 

 hours, withdrawing the screen and allowing them to escape. This 

 process will be described more fully under the head of fry-rearing. 

 It is dangerous to pour out fry suddenly into fresh water. The 

 little creatures are very delicate, and are easily killed by a sudden 

 shock to their systems. 



I once took three thousand fry to a lake in three small cans, 

 and on arrival there the fish were inspected by the members 

 present of an Angling Association. They were in perfect con- 

 dition, but whilst I was looking at one of the cans and replying 

 to some questions, a leading member took one of the others, 

 walked to the end of a boat landing stage, and uttering a short 

 speech upset it, and its contents were discharged suddenly into 

 the lake. " Why, they're all dead," I heard one of the company 

 exclaim, and when I turned round I found fully two-thirds of 

 the little fish on their backs, and they died. It was somewhat 

 annoying, but the act was well meant. The members looked 

 at me for an explanation, so I said, " Well, if you ask me to 

 come here and turn out fish and then take the matter out of 

 my hands like this, I am not responsible. Those fish have just 



