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REPUKT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



The increased number of trout fry hatched at Sisson Station during 

 the season of 1915, 11,372,000, caused the Hatchery Department to 

 design ti more extensive plan of distrilmtion. Accordingly, it was 

 decided to operate two distribution cars. Arrangements were made 

 with the Southern Pacific Company to rent a baggage car and have it 

 equipped with a gasoline engine and an aerating system. This car 

 was equipped at the Southern Pacific Company shops in Sacramento 

 and put into the service July 1, 1915 (see Fig. 20). During the dis- 

 tribution season of 1916, two distribution cars were used from Sisson 

 station. 



The total number of fry distributed from Sisson Hatchery during 

 the season of 1916 was 9,597,000, consisting of the following varietias: 

 rainbow, eastern brook. Loch Leven, black-spotted, steelhead and Ger- 

 man brown trout. There will be approximately 18,000,000 quinnat 

 salmon distributed from Sisson Hatchery this season. 



The pond system is being maintained and improved. We find that 

 it is necessary to keep a good stock of brood fish in the ponds to give 

 us a suy)ply of eggs that we can always depend upon. 



The number of fish on hand in the ponds at Sisson Hatchery July 1, 

 1916, was as follows : 



Tahoe Hatcheries. 



The Tahoe Hatcheries have been operated to their full capacity 

 during the last two seasons. Mr. Hunt has had immediate supervision 

 of these stations, as in former years. The output of fry will be shown 

 in the statistical tables for these hatcheries. 



We again respectfully recommend that the much needed improve- 

 ments at Tahoe station be carried out in the near future. The Tahoe 

 Hatchery should l)e enlarged so as to give it a larger trough capacity 

 and Tallac Hatchery should be removed at the earliest possible date 

 from Taylor Creek to Tallac Creek or to any other site where the water 



