MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



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industry, or for recreation. If agreed that its value for industry and for agri- 

 culture outweighs the value for recreation, it should be set aside for that pur- 

 pose end no fish planted in that particular stream. In classifying these streams 

 there will be many border-line cases where, at the cost of installing fish screens, 

 overco/ning pollution problems, etc., the stream could be made to sen'e all inter- 

 ests. This is the class of streams which should receive first consideration in 

 stream improvement work and the cost of the improvement work should not le 

 borne entirely by the sportsmen, but by all interests using the stream. 



Fish Screens 



This time worn subject is about as far from being solved as it ever was. 

 It is too large an undertaking for the fish and game commission to assume alone 

 with the present revenue and is a most discouraging obstacle in keeping the 

 strea^ns stocked. With the general public coming to appreciate the value of 

 fishing to the state some beneficial action will be taken toward correcting this 

 condition. 



Flatbead Lake Salmon 



Od-^ matter worthy of consideration in this report is that of the land-locked 

 Sockeyo salmon in Flathead lake. For several years they have been showing a 

 material increase, with the fall of 1934 seeing literally thousands of them spawn- 

 ing along the east and west shores of the lake, many running up the Swan and 

 Flathead rivers. Several years ago they were not held in high esteem by the 

 anglers, in fact, many recommended they be taken from the lake, but as anglers 

 have more opportunity to obseiTe these fish they are beginning to appreciate 



NEW DUCK CREEK TRAPS 



These up-to-date traps at Hebgen are among the best in the west. 



