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FISH AND flAMK COMMISSION 



part of tlio district. 'I'lic luilclicry is old :in<l the floor sills. Iroujrlis, 

 etc.. rifod rrp.'iiriii}.'. .'iiid to nccoinnHMJntc tlu* help a small cottaj^c should 

 bo Ituilt on \ho trrounds. 



TIh' total niiinixT of fish dislrihiitni duiiiiir the last two years is as 

 follows : 



2K1.20() Silver saliiK.ii. 

 ].')?. 700 Stool head trout. 

 14:?.000 Haiidiow trout. 



BIG CREEK HATCHERY 



This hatohcrv. established in lH'ifi, sueerssrully operated duriiijr the 

 season of 19:^7. During 1928 an opidemie amonp: the trout fin*rorlinfrs 

 {•ausod an almost total loss. During lf(2I) the hatchery was operated, 



Fig. is. a limit o^ rainbow trout taken in Lake Elinor, Yosemite National Park, 

 opening day, 1928. Photo by H. P. Walls. 



with no signs of the epidemic of the previous season. The operations 

 during the spring of 1930 have been successful, although the water is 

 very low, owing to the continued drought in that section. 



The total distribution from this station for the biennium is as 

 follows : 



615,000 Steelhead trout. 



SCOTT CREEK EGG-COLLECTING STATION 



This station has been operated for the last 25 years. Stocked with 

 fry from the Brookdale Hatchery, the run of spawners was larger dur- 

 ing the last two years than it was 20 years ago. Fishing is prohibited 

 in the creek, so that the fish are not caught out by the anglers. The 

 results shown by the history of this station are conclusive evidence of 



