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lakes tributary to said creek, Fall Creek and Baird Creek. Plants were 

 later made in the extreme head of the north fork of Kings River. 



After completing these operations the activities of the fish planters 

 were transferred to the vicinity of Helm Creek, stocked in 1910 with 

 eastern brook trout. The creek was found to be alive with these trout. 

 Here adult fish were taken to stock various lakes in that vicinity. That 

 some idea may be gained of the results which follow fish planting in 

 barren waters in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, attention is called to 

 the fact that Deputy Bullard, fishing with "flies," took 110 eastern 

 brook trout from Helm Creek within thirty minutes. These fish were 

 afterwards planted, uninjured, in new waters in that vicinity. Nelson 

 Lake and five other barren lakes tributary to Helm Creek, were also 

 stocked with adult eastern brock trout, this completing the transplant- 

 ing operations with adult fish. 



In September, 26,000 rainbow fry from the Sisson Hatchery were 

 planted by deputies of the Fresno office in the north fork of the San 

 Joaquin River. These fish were taken to the terminus of the wagon 

 road at Bass Lake and thence by pack train to the waters to be stocked. 



A carload (100 cans) of rainbow and Loch Leven fry from the 

 Sisson Hatchery, were distributed late in September in Huntington 

 Lake and various streams tributary to Huntington Lake and to Shaver 

 Lake, all being in the mountains of eastern Fresno Count3^ 



The Fresno office of the Fish and Game Commission was closed 

 March 1, 1916. 



Respectfully submitted. 



(Signed) A. D. Ferguson, 

 Assistant in Charge Fresno District Office. 



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