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(yearling) per acre of less than 12 feet depth. When 

 the water is over 12 feet, the bottom feeding rapidly 

 decreases in quantity. When the feeding is very good 

 the number of yearling per acre of water of 12 feet or 

 less, may rise to, but never exceeds 200. But when the 

 water is more than 300 feet above sea level, or when the 

 bottom feeding is poor, the number falls to 100 or even 

 fewer yearlings per acre, the depth of which does not 

 exceed 12 feet. If the stock is too light there is little 

 sport, the fish grow larger and rapidly, but do not rise 

 freely. If the water is over stocked, there is again little 

 sport although the fish rise freely and are numerous, 

 since they remain so small as not to be worth fishing. 



MODE OF STOCKING. 



There are four modes of stocking, viz. : 



By Redds. 



When there are many small gravelly streams affording 

 altogether a large acreage of feeding streams suitable for 

 fry this is the most economical mode of stocking, but is 

 not suited to the Lake of . . ., the spawning streams 

 being naturally insufficient for the acreage of the lake. 



By Fry. 

 This for the above reason is inadvisable. 



By Yearlings. 



Yearlings being placed directly into the loch, and being 

 reasonable in first cost are recommended for the Lake of 

 The only objection is that some loss must 

 occur in after years from cannibalism. 



By-two-year-olds. 



This is the usual mode of stocking, where old trout or 

 coarse fish already exist. It is gaining in favour every 

 season, and for moderate sized pieces of water where 



