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output of fish for the last two seasons has been approximately 1,000,000 

 fish. The fish distributed from this hatchery are showing up in large 

 numbers in the waters where they have been planted. Fern Creek 

 Hatchery was first operated as an experimental station during the sea- 

 son of 1925. The resulting fry were planted in the lakes and streams 

 in the adjacent district. All of the plants from this station have been 

 successful. 



Fig. 16. The new Fern Creek Hatchery, as it appeared in the spring of 1927. 



RUSH CREEK EGG-COLLECTING STATION 



Since this station was established in 1925, it has furnished an average 

 of 2,000,000 eggs each season. Despite the many persons fishing in 

 Grant Lake the black-spotted trout appear to be increasing. The take 

 of eggs from Rush Creek Station during the spring of 1928 was 

 3,000,000. 



GULL LAKE 



We collected a total of 2,050,000 eastern brook trout eggs from this 

 lake during the two seasons just passed. During the fall of 1926, 

 1,100,000 eastern brook trout eggs were collected. This lake is holding 

 up very well considering the number of fish caught there each season 

 by the anglers. 



WALKER RIVER EXPERIMENTAL HATCHERY 



An experimental hatchery was established on Walker River, Mono 

 County, during the spring of 1928 to test the water to determine whether 

 or not it is suitable for hatchery purposes. A tent and troughs were 

 installed and 250,000 eggs will be hatched and a practical demonstration 

 made before recommending any permanent work. The station is located 

 on the Little West Walker River, 60 miles from Fern Creek Hatchery, 

 on forestry land. 



If this site is not suitable, we recommend that experiments for a per- 

 manent hatchery be made in Alpine County where four river systems 



