8 On Stocking. 



first edition of this pamphlet, the gain to be 

 derived from stocking neglected pieces of water. 

 The public wants to know what each pond, 

 lake, or mile of stream should yield to the rod 

 annually, and what species, kind, and description 

 of fish will give the best sport. 



And the public is right, because when once 

 the capacity I might say the trout-bearing 

 capacity of any given piece of water is known, 

 the trouble and cost of cultivation can easily 

 be adjusted to produce the desired results, 

 whether for profit or sport. I use the word 

 cultivation advisedly, because many still believe 

 that they have only to purchase a large number 

 of two-year-olds, and that then everything 

 necessary has been done. Alas ! from a trout- 

 farmer's point of view, there never was a 

 greater mistake. .Of course, in the case of a 

 new reservoir, like the Lake Vyrnwy, the lately 

 completed reservoir for Liverpool, it is only 

 necessary to plant a sufficient number of two- 

 year-olds, or their equivalent in yearlings or in 

 fry, and the desired result is produced ; but 

 in the case of ponds which have existed from 

 time immemorial, and in the case of streams, the 

 pre-existing conditions control not only the size of 

 trout required for the Stocking, but the mode of 

 cultivation to be followed to enforce successful 

 results. 



