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State of Michig'an. Notwithstanding this an attempt was made to trans- 

 plant them, but the experiment proved an utter failure, largely due, it 

 is thought, to the fact that they could not be artificially propogated, 

 and that what fry were brought from their native waters could not take 

 care of themselves like the black bass against all comers. 



Salmon Trout. 



As early as 1873 the commissioners were attracted towards the salmon 

 or lake trout. Their noble size, rich flavor and game qualities made 

 them especially desirable for transplanting into Pennsylvania waters if 

 it could be done. In that year many thousand fry were hatched and 

 distributed, and the same was done in 1874 and again in 1875. The fry 

 was placed in deep, large pools created by the suction of large dams in 

 the rivers of the state, but the fish did not take kindly to the quarters 

 provided for them. 



Failing in this, the commissioners turned their attention to the deeper 

 mountain lakes, and here they met with great success. In nearly every 

 case where this kind of water was chosen the fish have thriven wonder- 

 fully well. 



Gbass, Eock and Other Bass. 



The phenomenal success met with in stocking the rivers, lakes and 

 streams of the state with black bass, led the commissioners to try the 

 experiment with other members of the pei'ch tribe. Among the first to 

 be introduced was the grass bass, a fish which loves deep and sluggish 

 waters, which yet will thrive in streams that are cold and rapid running. 

 In 1876 some two hundred one and two-year-old fish were captured at 

 the Licking reservoir, about ten miles from Newark, Ohio, and brought 

 to Pennsylvania. During the next two years more than two thousand 

 of this species of fish were shipped from Ohio and placed in the waters 

 of the Juniata, near HoUidaysburg. These fish thrived wonderfully 

 well, surmounting all difficulties and soon found their way into the 

 Susquehanna, where they are quite numerous. About the time that the 

 grass bass was introduced, the advisability of transplanting the rock 

 bass, or goggle-eye, from western waters and Lake Erie to those of 

 Pennsylvania was contemplated ; but it was not until 1887 that any at- 

 tempt was made to carry the experiment into operation. In that year 

 one thousand two hundred mature rock bass were captured in Lake Erie 

 and deposited in the Susquehanna, Lehigh, Schuylkill, Delaware and 

 other streams. This toothsome, as well as game-fish, took as kindly to 

 their new homes as their cousins, the black bass, and with subsequent 

 stocking have become very numerous in the streams where they were 

 planted. The blue sunfish, yellow bass and white bass have also been 

 introduced into Pennsylvania waters with fair or excellent success. 



