If fishing could be generally prevented during the months of April and May of 

 each year many millions of eggs would be deposited in the streams much to the 

 advantage of fishermen later and in later years. The taking of spawning fish, 

 coupled with the destruction of mature fish in irrigation ditches, when the 

 water is turned off makes the stocking of some streams almost impossible. 



Sale of Coarse Fish. 



During the Fall of 1917 and the Winter of 1918, the demand for a cheap 

 food as compared with beef or pork induced the adoption of means to provide for 

 the taking and sale of coarse or non-game fish. To this end arrangements were 

 made for using nets in Lake Bowdoin for the taking of Carp and their sale in 

 Montana at a limited price. In this way many hundreds of pounds of cheap and 

 wholesome food was furnished the people. While no revenue to the State was 

 derived from this arrangement the cheap food supplied was an item, worthy of 

 consideration, besides demonstrating that there is at hand another source from 

 which food may be obtained in appreciable quantities. 



White Fish. 



For over ten years, efforts have been made to plant the Lake Superior White 

 Fish, (Coregonus Clupeiformis) in the larger lakes of the State. While many 

 millions of fry have been placed in the lakes, particularly in Flathead Lake, we 

 have no proof that they have survived. In any event, while the named variety 

 is plentiful in the St. Marys Lakes, none have been found or caught on the West- 

 ern slope. Some change should be made in the law to allow the seining and 

 marketing of these fish, safeguarding the game fishes in the meantime by proper 

 t-estrictions. In the same manner the Rocky Mountain White Fish (Coregonus 

 Williamsoni) which while smaller is almost as palatable, should be by law 

 allowed to be caught and placed upon the market. In 1916, we took over two 



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