ANNUAL REPORT, 1935-36 15 



"The development of Rainbow Trout in this water has been most satis- 

 factory and the following is a record of fish taken during 1934, 35: 

 J. M. Guide — 5 from 15 to 18 inches long; B. B., Dorset — 1, 2^4 lbs. 

 in weight; A.M., Dorset, 3 about 16 inches long; A. T. W., Dorset, 3 

 about 16 to 18 inches long; L. R., Rochester, N.Y., 5 that were weighed 

 at Robertson's stores and averaged 2% lbs." 



We have a supply of fall spawning rainbow trout breeders but how closely 

 they will follow the fall spawning habit is questionable. It is reported officially, 

 however, that this particular strain has a tendency to remain in the waters in which 

 they are planted; they grow rapidly and withstand high temperatures. Spawn will 

 not be collected from these fish until the fall of 1937, when they will be three 

 years old If any revert to a spring spawning habit, they will be segregated. 



KAMLOOPS TROUT: 



This species, described in a previous report, was introduced for the first time 

 to a few specially chosen waters and these plantings will be carefully followed up 

 to determine the results. 



Kamloops trout spawn in streams and in lakes on bars at the mouths of spring 

 streams. Although these fish do not spawn until April, May, or June, they are 

 cultured similarly to speckled trout and in British Columbia live and thrive in waters 

 suitable for speckled trout. 



LAND-LOCKED SALMON: 



The land-locked salmon or ouananiche was described in a previous report. 

 The Department succeeded in planting 13,648 yearlings in specially chosen waters, 

 and the results of these plantings will be carefully followed up. Lakes suitable for 

 lake trout were chosen, since a closely related form thrives exceedingly well in a 

 lake trout environment. The ouananiche, the chief centre of which is Lake St. John 

 in Quebec, spawns in tributaries to that lake. 



LAKE TROUT: 



The number of eyed lake trout eggs distributed, set forth in the report 

 November 1st, 1934 to March 31st, 1935, was nearly five times the number dis- 

 tributed in 19 34. 



More than six times as many fry were distributed in 1935 and over one million 

 were planted in inland waters. 



Half a million more fingerlings were distributed as compared with the previous 

 year and nearly half the total distribution of lake trout fingerlings was planted 

 in inland waters, thereby succeeding in the drive prophesied in the preceding 

 report. 



WHITEFISH: 



Including that quantity of whitefish distributed between November 1st, 1934, 

 and March 31, 1935, there was an increase in the 1935 planting amounting to 

 slightly more than 13 per cent. 



It should be stated that this distribution was exceeded only in 1924 and 1927. 



HERRING: 



There was an increase of 66.4 per cent, in the distribution of herring fry over 

 that of the previous year, including one hundred thousand included in the report 

 of the five months, November 1, 1934, to March 31, 1935. 



