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CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME 



"We left Fish Valley October 5 and on tlie sixth avo started for 

 San Francisco with the fish on a small truck and delivered them at 

 nine o'clock on the following morning without the loss of a fish. They 

 were all full of pep." 



Most of us will take off our hats to such anglers. 



Some fishermen protest against a size limit, contending that hooked 

 fish can not be safely returned to the stream. Here is presented a case 

 where several hundred fish of various sizes were caught, transported 

 considerable distances and finally kept for a long time under adverse 

 conditions and without material loss. 



As this region presents an apparently clear cut and unusual 

 biological demonstration in nature, everything within reason should 

 be done to preserve it so. As no trout have ever been introduced into 

 Fish Valley, it is proposed to preserve the purity of the native stock 

 by keeping it free from foreign introductions or artificial propagation. 

 This policy will not prevent the transfer of fish of the species elsewhere 

 if it seems desirable for practical or experimental purposes. 



Fig. 23. Fish Valley above Llewellyn Falls, the habitat of Sahiio seleniiis. 



by E. L. Macaulay. 



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