•44 REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS. 



range in their native waters, and are found throughout northern Europe, 

 as far south as the mountains of Hungary. They are also found in 

 England, where it is recorded that graylings weighing five pounds have 

 been taken, although they rarely exceed a foot in length. The Ameri- 

 can grayling (Thy m alius signifer) is widely distributed in British 

 America and throughout Alaska. 



A gentleman who lived three years in the Yukon Territory writes of 

 these fish that they are quite numerous in the Yukon River and its 

 branches, and are a fine table fish, nearly, if not quite, equal to our 

 Eastern brook trout. He describes them as "resembling the trout in 

 general shape, but the former are longer and more slender in proportion 

 to their weight, with heads more pointed and tails and fins thinner, 

 except the dorsal fins, which are heavy and spinous. These graylings 

 are greenish black on the back, lighter colored, almost gray, on the sides> 

 with some streaks of black and occasional dark spots, while their bellies 

 are white, their bones are about like those of trout, and their meat is 

 very white and solid; in size, they attain twelve to fourteen inches in 

 length, and two pounds or more in weight. While wary in warm weather, 

 they take bait readily, and are very 'gamy,' but do not generally rise to 

 a fly, and they seem to like the clear running waters and rapids, which 

 they traverse in quick, trout-like motions, though mining work and 

 muddy waters drive them away." 



LOCH LEVEN TROUT. 



We are pleased to report that we have again succeeded in restoring 

 our stock of breeders at Sisson, so that we now have a sufficient number 

 to yield about 350,000 fry for distribution. For the season just closed 

 we have distributed over 300,000. We find that this hardy and gamy 

 fish is a decided acquisition to our trout supply. It is easy to raise and 

 is apparently less liable to disease than any trout we handle. A great 

 many small lakes and a number of the larger streams have been stocked. 

 In the past year Loch Leven trout have made their appearance in the 

 Truckee River, from which some fine specimens were taken. They are 

 probably some of the overflow from Donner Lake, or from a plant made 

 in the upper Truckee near Deer Park. It is claimed by some that they 

 are so destructive that all other forms of trout life must disappear. Our 

 experience does not bear out that opinion. Aside from those taken in 

 the Truckee River, which is unquestionably one of our finest Rainbow 

 trout streams, they are also taken in the same waters with the Rainbow 

 in the upper Sacramento, and in both of these streams the Rainbow 

 show a decided increase. We therefore expect to continue the propaga- 

 tion and planting of these fish, with special reference to stocking the 

 smaller lakes. 



