Fish and Fishing 



brook to cause tlie water to flow through the 

 trench, a small dam may be required across the 

 brook below A, This arrangement may be made 

 by any laboring man for something under ten 

 dollars. But of course where expense is no ob- 

 ject, a considerable amount of money may be 

 spent in stone work, settling pond, filter, etc. 

 Fig. 2 shows the trench, inlet and outlet in sec- 



Fig. 2. Simple arrangement for trout breeding 

 (section of fig. 1). 



tions. With lakes, ponds, and rivers already con- 

 taining brown trout, or other depredatory fish, 

 unless trout of half a pound or upward can be 

 purchased and turned in (a costly proceeding) 



the best plan is to thoroughly stock the 

 BrcK)ks^ tributary small brooks. Ninety per cent. 



or more of the fry placed in rivers con- 

 taining numerous large trout, pickerel, perch, bass, 

 etc., are eaten up. Besides putting in fish, great 

 attention should be paid to making the streams 

 suitable for trout, increasing the food supply, and 

 plenty of shady places, large rocks for hiding, 

 and weeds to induce insect growth. 



The various proceedings necessary in trout 

 breeding by professional and State hatcheries are 

 as follows: When the trout are seen on the shal- 

 lows, in October and November, they are netted 

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