GREAT FALLS 





The Great Falls station, 

 utilizing the water supply from 

 the Giant Springs, is a very 

 popular gathering place for 

 local people and tourists and 

 is the most visited fish hatch- 

 ery in Montana. 



During the biennium a new 

 water supply tank which furn- 

 ishes the water for the hatchery 

 was constructed providing more 

 storage and additional head for 

 aeriating purposes. 



One development in the Great Falls area which can be considered 

 an outstanding accomplihment was the recreational program under- 

 taken in cooperation with Augusta sportsmen and the State Water 

 Conservation Board on Nilan Reservoir. The planting and resulting 

 fishing in Nilan has been highly publicized and the fishing success 

 has been outstanding. 



A cooperative agreement was made on Bean's Lake between the 

 Fish and Game Commission, Wallace Bean, and the Augusta 

 Chamber of Commerce. Cooperative agreements, such as this one, 

 have shown how harmoniously a landowner and sportsmen can work 

 together and evolve programs of great value to the fishing public. 

 This lake was planted from the Great Falls hatchery, and has been 

 one of the state's outstanding fisheries. 



FISH PLANTED FROM GREAT FALLS HATCHERY 



May 1, 1952 to April 30, 1953 May 1, 1953 to April 30, 1954 



Species — Number Size Weight Species — Number Size Weight 



Rainbow 230,400 1 76.8 Rainbow 40,770 3 302 



21,840 11/2 39.0 37,560 5 1,780 



32,400 2 91.0 5,100 6 300 



1,200 21/2 6 63,665 * 16,295 



12,498 3 124.5 Cutthroat 41,232 t 12 



20,000 4 460 10,120 4 240 



21,600 41/2 720 5,120 5 320 



6,120 5 360 Eastern Brook __ 6,138 2 37 



6,000 7 820 26,034 3 232 



58,180 8 9,347.5 47,920 4 1,120 



18,730 * 3,960 Brown 15,940 6 1,180 



Cutthroat 22,880 1 5.0 Silver Salmon .... 8,960 3 70 



47,504 1 1/2 36 



12,000 2 40 



Eastern Brook ... 17,440 2 40 



516 3 2.3 



45,350 4 985 



Silver Salmon . 3,000 31/2 60 



TOTAL 577,658 17,173.1 TOTAL 308,559 21,888 



Symbols Indicate: *Legal. **Adult. tFry. ttEyed Eggs. 



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