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as well as many lakes can be stocked. During the fall of 1928 we will 

 have a survey of the Alpine region made, as it is only a question of 

 time when the Alpine County region will require a large hatchery, as 

 the Mono County hatcheries can not adequately supply this district. 



JUNE LAKE 



June Lake, a barren body of cold pure water prior to 1921, was first 

 stocked with steelhead trout in 1921. During 1926, the fish had devel- 

 oped to such a size that egg-collecting work was planned and success- 

 fully carried out. The first take of eggs exceeded 1,000,000. During 

 1927, 1,200,000 eggs were collected, but the rush of anglers to this lake 

 on the opening day, May 1, made it impossible for our crews to seine 

 up the fish, so the egg-collecting work was given up shortly after the 

 season opened. With the opening set for June 1 by the last legislature, 

 more eggs can be collected and better fishing afforded the anglers as a 

 greater number of fish can be hatched and planted each season. 



Pig. 17. The new Big Creek Hatchery, built to handle the work in Santa Cruz 

 County. The old Brookdale Hatchery is now utilized for experimental work. 

 Photograph by C. L. Frame. 



CLEAR CREEK HATCHERY 



This hatchery has been operated the same as in the past few years. 

 In addition to the fish raised in the hatchery, ten rearing tanks were 

 constructed to hold the surplus fish. This hatchery is run in conjunc- 

 tion with Domingo Springs Hatchery on the North Fork of the Feather 

 River above Chester. Both of these hatcheries should be abandoned 

 as soon as funds are available for the construction of a large hatchery 

 in that vicinity. There should be a large hatchery erected on a site 

 where a suitable supply of water can be obtained. This hatchery 

 should be large enough to raise fish for the entire Almanor Basin, 

 as well as for the lakes and streams in the Lassen Park. 



Surveys should be made at an early date, and if conditions are 

 found suitable, an experimental hatchery should be established this 

 fall and operated during the summer of 1929. 



