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having those interests in charge must be freed from all political fetters is 

 already being felt, and the long existing wrangles between residents of 

 different sections of the State, in our legislative bodies, on matters pertain- 

 ing to fish and game, have ceased, and in their place is found a readiness 

 on the part of all concerned to enact statutes of varying force, to meet the 

 wishes of a resident majority in the different sections. 



With this "era of good feeling " — with the fish and game laws of the 

 State in a very satisfactory condition, necessitating no radical changes for 

 some time to come, with the commissioners in almost constant consultation 

 with representative sportsmen in all parts of the State — comes renewed 

 activity in all matters pertaining thereto, strongly indicative of better 

 results all round. 



In no one direction is this manifest more plainly than in the man- 

 agement of the different State fish hatcheries, and in the distribution of 

 their product ; requisitions are coming in from portions of the State in 

 which, until recently, no interest was ever shown, nor any action ever 

 taken to improve the fishing. 



The attentions of the commissioners are almost entirely devoted to 

 the hatching of but four varieties, — landlocked salmon, lake trout, and the 

 two varieties of square tails, — viz.: the common brook trout and the golden 

 trout of Lake Sunapee. Almost every desirable body of water in the State 

 has been carefully examined, and if considered suitable, large plants of 

 salmon and trout of some variety have been made therein, and it is 

 expected the same work will be continued. 



Of the game fish which inhabit the waters of New Hampshire, per- 

 haps, all things considered, the landlocked salmon stand at the head, and 

 the frequency with which they are taken in several of our most beautiful 

 lakes would seem to warrant the commissioners in redoubling their efforts 

 to stock all other suitable waters with this most desirable variety. 



Although it is not the purpose of this article to call attention to any 

 one particular portion of the State as being more favorable for sport than 

 any other, it might be mentioned that salmon are taken freely in Lake Sun- 

 apee and New Found lake, are not infrequent in Lake Winnipesaukee, and 

 are thriving splendidly in several bodies of water not yet open to the pub- 

 lic, — in fact, all indications point to the probability of landlocked salmon 

 being the coming fish. 



Comparing quite favorably with the above in many respects is the lake 

 trout, very abundant in several lakes, and rapidly increasing in many waters 

 where they have been planted — inferior to the salmon in table qualities, 

 and less gamy, perhaps, still, the lake trout stands high in popular esteem, 

 and is eagerly sought by hundreds of resident and non-resident anglers. 



There are but two or three lakes in New Hampshire in the waters of 



