CHAPTER XI 

 REARING YOUNG TROUT 



THE successful care of trout in ponds from 

 the fingerling* stage to maturity, and until they 

 are disposed of, depends upon having sufficient 

 water, clean ponds and proper food. Finger- 

 lings which are designed for breeding purposes 

 should be transferred to outside ponds as soon 

 as possible after they have reached that stage, 

 or in the advanced-fry stage soon after they 

 have begun to feed. 



The most difficult period for carrying trout 

 is the first summer. Unless every precaution 

 is taken, the utmost diligence observed, and the 

 best skill exerted, it will likely be found in Oc- 

 tober, when the transfer of fish from the hatch- 



* Fry, Fish freshly hatched, still carrying the yolk-sac ; 

 Advanced fry, Fish with the sac absorbed, but less than 1 

 inch long; Fingerlings, Fry less than 1 year old; No. 1 fin- 

 gerlings, are from 1 to 2 in. long, No. 2, from 2 to 3 in. long. 

 Yearlings, Fish from 1 year old and over. 



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