REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS. 



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New London fisherman brought in four hundred and nineteen bass, one 

 hundred and eighty-five of which had been caught with a hoolc in three 

 hours, near Norfolk, Virginia. One thousand five hundred have been 

 taken with a single set of the seine. A few years ago, it is said on 

 credible authority that six hundred were once taken, the average 

 weight of each being eighty pounds. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FISH BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE FISH 



COMMISSION. 



DISTRIBUTION OF TAHOE TROUT. 

 Distributed in September and October, 18S8. 



Localities and Remarks. 



Squaw Creek 



Lake Tahoe, at various points 



Donner Lake 



Dinkley and Buena Vista Greeks, Fresno County --- 



South Fork of American River 



Taylor Creek 



Truclcee River 



South Yuba River 



Shafer's Creek 



Richardson's Creek 



Barker's Creek and Lake 



Gilmore's Lake 



Watson's Lake. 



Total Tahoe trout (as reported by Mr. J. C. Frazier, October 27, 1888) 



Number of 

 Fish. 



20,000 



245,000 



100,000 



30,000 



20,000 



25,000 



105,000 



35,000 



7,000 



7,000 



6,000 



1,500 



500 



601,000 



From Sisson Hatchery, fob the Season of 1888-89. 

 Early Fall Run. 



Date. 



Where Distributed and Remarks. 



Num^ber of 

 Fish. , 



1888. 



Dec. 23.. 



Dec. 24.. 



Dec. 25.. 



Dec. 26.. 



Dec. 27.. 



Dec. 28.. 



Dec. 29.. 



Dec. 30- 



Dec. 31.. 



Below Eighteenth Crossing, main Sacramento River- 

 Above Eighteenth Crossing, main Sacramento River 



Atjove Sullivan's, West Fork Sacramento R,iver 



Near Stevens', West Fork Sacramento River 



West Fork Sacramento River 



Big Springs Creek, tributary Sacramento River 



Sulloway Creek, tributary Sacramento River 



Cold Creek, tributary Sacramento River 



Near Big Castle Creek, main Sacramento River 



Total 



50,000 

 100,000 

 100,000 

 100,000 

 100,000 



80,000 

 150,000 



60,000 



50,000 



790,000 



