DEGENERATION OF AMERICAN TROUTS IN AUSTRIA. 989 



of Studenec, from lack of water and of current, the fario stood it better than 

 the jontinalis and appeared in greater numbers than the latter. 



Up to the time when I began to control this stream I knew nothing about 

 the possibilities of the brook trout. Introduced into the stream in March, 1901, 

 as small fry which had not yet been fed, several fishes were caught by me in 

 August weighing from 0.3 to 0.5 kilogram, while the largest weighed 0.65 kilo- 

 gram; they were fat and round, beautifully tinted, and their flesh was exquisite. 

 The spawn (spawning season from November 7 to December 15) proved good 

 in, the hatchery, although the eggs were smaller than those of older fishes. 

 Three-year-old fishes weighed 0.75 kilogram. I never dared to let them grow 

 older through fear of their being stolen. 



My regret over the drainage of this stream is greater than for the ruin of 

 the fish-culture establishment. 



