When to Plant. 



The cost of eyed eggs is now one dollar per thousand, and while to keep either 

 lakes or streams stocked with this fish it will require the purchase and hatching 

 of eggs annually, it is a serious question as to whether the fry should be planted 

 in streams or not. To get first hand information we have corresponded with the 

 authorities in other states where the Chinook salmon has been tried but the reports 

 are conflicting as to results. All of the persons addressed agree that plantings 

 should only be made in lakes, — land-locked if possible — and not in streams or rivers, 



Under date of August 6, 1918, Hon. John W. Titcomb, State Fish Culturist of 

 New York, writes: 



"On general principles, I have been opposed to introducing into our New 

 York and New England lakes a species of fish which cannot be depended upon to 

 reproduce naturally. In other words, it seems to be a waste of good material to 

 depend upon public funds entirely to stock lakes with fish without expecting 

 nature to aid in continuing the reproductive feature which keeps up the fishing. 



"Both the Chinook and Silver salmon grow very rapidly in our inland lakes. 

 I should not expect that they would give you any results whatever in the streams 

 of Montana, and I should select only very large lakes in which to introduce them, 

 even if you do not expect them to reproduce. I would not advise planting them in 

 any lakes where there are native trout, if you wish to continue to maintain good 

 fishing for the trout; the salmon being of much larger growth will, of course, be 

 very destructive to the trout, and, unless the lakes are of large area, they will clean 

 up everything in a few years and then not have sufficient food to maintain themselves 

 in quantities." 



Hon. Geo. H. Graham, of Massachusetts, under of August 24, 1918, writes: 



"You will never have any success with any kind of salmon unless they are held 

 in the lakes and not allowed to run down stream. If the lakes have outlets you 

 must provide a screen. The Atlantic salmon are very destructive to trout but I 

 know of no place where the Chinook salmon have destroyed trout. 



"They grow much faster than the Atlantic salmon and are easier to raise. If you 

 have suitable waters, with lots of smelt in them and will hold these salmon until 

 they are 3 to 5 inches long before liberating them I am sure that you will have 

 success. 



Our Limit of Blacktail 



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