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FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



part of the district. The hatchery is old and the floor sills, troughs, 

 etc., need repairing, and to accommodate the help a small cottage should 

 be built on the grounds. 



The total number of fish distributed during tlie last two years is as 

 follows : 



281,200 Silver salmon. 



157,700 Steelhead trout. 



143,000 Rainbow trout. 



BIG CREEK HATCHERY 



This hatchery, established in 1926, successfully operated during the 

 season of 1927. During 1928 an epidemic among the trout fingerlings 

 caused an almost total loss. During 1929 the hatchery was operated, 



Fig. 18. A limit of rainbow trout taken in Lake Elinor. Yosemite National I'ark, 

 opening day, 192 8. 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, altliough 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 



