54 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



The distribution for the last two seasons is as follows : 



215,000 Rainbow. 

 269,000 Loch Leven. 

 377,000 Steelhead. 

 978,000 Eastern Brook. 

 998,500 Black Spotted. 

 24,000 Golden. 



TALLAC HATCHERY 



"We have made a niunber of necessary repairs at this station, as the 

 cottage for the foreman and the dam and pipe supplying the 

 hatchery were very much in need of repairs. A new dam was 

 placed across Taylor Creek and an 8-inch pipe was laid from the dam 

 to the settling tank. This station is operated during the spring and 

 early summer. The water from Fallen Leaf Lake, that has its outlet 

 through Taylor Creek, gets contaminated during midsummer, and the 

 fish are planted early. The fish make a very rapid growth during the 

 spring and early summer and are large enough for planting early in 

 the season before the. water becomes contaminated with organic matter. 

 The cottage was repaired and put in good condition. 



The number of fish distributed from this station during the season 

 of 1928-29 is as follows : 



310,000 Rainbow. 



864,000 Black Spotted. 



538,000 Steelhead. 



660,000 Large Lake. 



BLACKWOOD TANK STATION 



This station was established in 1926 for the purpose of relieving the 

 Tahoe Hatchery during the summer and to give the fish a chance to 

 grow to a larger size before distribution. This station has been operated 

 with varying success. One or two lots of trout fry did very well and 

 others did not thrive, owing to the great amount of blossoms that fell 

 in the creek from the aspen and balm of Gilead trees that are gro-\^nng 

 along the creek banks. These blossoms would gather in large quan- 

 tities in the stream and decompose, thus polluting the water besides 

 choking up the screens in the holding tanks. A filter has now been 

 installed and we believe that the pollution caused by the blossoms of 

 the trees will not give us any further trouble. 



KAWEAH HATCHERY 



The Kaweah Hatchery was established as a permanent hatchery dur- 

 ing the winter of 1927-28, after operating under a tent for nine years. 

 The last two season's operations have .iustified the expense of construct- 

 ing a permanent building and cottage for the help. The water supply 

 comes from the East Fork of the Kaweah River, after passing through 

 the power house of the Southern California Edison Company. It is 

 located on the bank of the main river, where emergency pumps are 

 installed to furnish a supply of water in the event that the power 

 house is shut do^\Ti for repairs or the flume should be destroyed by 

 fire or other causes. The water is well aerated and of an even tempera- 



