The young salmon at the time they were turned loose had 

 THE PLANT- an average length of 1.35 inches. On being liberated 



ING OF from the cans they scattered in all directions, the swift 

 THE FRY. current at first carrying them some distance down stream. 

 But they soon recovered, and turned their heads against 

 the strong current, and found their way immediately to the quieter 

 waters along the shallow edges, in eddies, quiet pools, or among the 

 stones at the bottom of the stream. Some few would even move a few 

 yards up stream, and demonstrated that they were able to hold their 

 own even against a very swift current. On gaining quieter waters they 

 rested themselves, moving only enough to keep from drifting down 

 stream. As soon as they gained a position of this kind they imme- 

 diately began feeding on any particles of food that floated within their 

 sight; often snapping viciously at flies half as large as themselves. 

 Each individual acts for himself. They do not run in schools, and no 

 more than two or three are found together unless the nature of the 

 stream compels it. In eddies and pools they are thrown together, but 

 in a long, shallow, quiet stretch of water they scatter out each one 

 taking a position in the eddy of a small stone, or other object, where 

 they have to barely move a fin to keep their position, while the water 

 above them is moving swiftly. Lying in such places they watch for 

 insects or any particles of food that may be floating past. They feed 

 principally upon objects floating on the surface, but often they are seen 

 to strike at objects beneath. After striking at an object they almost 

 invariably return to their old position. Frequently one would be seen 

 to move a few yards down stream and take up another similar position. 

 The young salmon undoubtedly move down stream in this manner: 

 moving down individually and by dropping a-few feet at a time. 



After two weeks in the stream but very few of them were to be found 

 in the shallow water; nearly all had moved into the deeper holes. Here 

 they would be nearer the center of the current, where there is more 

 floating food and where they could also hide, for by this time they are 

 very shy, and dart into the deeper water or under a rock at one's 

 approach. The young steelheads which hatched out shortly after this 

 time were not nearly so shy at the same age. 



Four weeks after planting, practically all had moved into the deeper 

 holes, and as long as they remained in the streams they occupied these 

 places. In the deep water of the lower Paper Mill, where the water was 

 four and five feet deep, they would hang stationary in the center of the 

 current a foot or two below the surface, darting now and then at objects 

 on the surface. 



