TROUT 



Movable covers of netting over the ponds are 

 most certainly advisable, particularly if the rear- 

 ing ponds are in an unfrequented spot near a 

 stream. On one occasion I caught four king- 

 fishers during a period of three weeks, all of 

 which had in some way got under some herring 

 net, which was pegged out carefully over a 

 rearing pond containing trout fry. I never 

 found out how they got in, but once in they 

 were unable to escape. 



Ponds such as I have described are of course 

 for the fry when they have reached a certain 

 size, and have already begun to feed well. Other 

 appliances are necessary for hatching out the 

 ova and for the young fish when first hatched. A 

 very good apparatus may be made from a cham- 

 pagne case. This should have large square holes 

 sawn through each end, leaving enough wood to 

 ensure strength and solidity to the box. The box 

 should then have two coats of asphalt varnish, 

 and the square apertures covered with fine perfo- 

 rated zinc. A still better box may be made at a 

 small cost. This consists of a box with a wooden 

 bottom and perforated zinc sides which are 

 supported by a stout wooden frame. 



Beyond these boxes all that are required are 

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