Trout Other Than Natives. 



I do not believe in any kind of foreign trout such as 

 brown or rainbow. They are failures in our streams and 

 there is no reason why the native trout can not be brought 

 back by stocking. 



Stocking. 



Stocking must be done aggressively by the State and 

 fish placed in localities selected by the State under the 

 direction of the Commission. 



Farmington and Housatonic Rivers. 



In the lower reaches of the Farmington and through 

 the whole length of the Housatonic river intensive breed- 

 ing of bass and perch would bring rapid results. There 

 is at present a bass hatchery at Lake Waramaug. 



It is possible for the State to maintain a number of 

 hatcheries for what one or two have been costing .There 

 is no reason why the principal of rotation can not be car- 

 ried through one hatchery so as to keep it running all the 

 time providing there are enough breeding ponds. Some 

 of our best fish spawn in the spring, while trout spawn 

 in October and November etc. The same crew at the 

 same hatchery might be working all the time. 



The Connecticut River. 



Shad fishing could be brought back in the Connecticut 

 river by an adequate hatchery at or near Windsor and by 

 protection both by new laws and by enforcement during 

 the first five years. After that there would be so many 

 shad that you could continue to waste them for twenty 

 years. 



The Connecticut river throughout its length, in Con- 

 necticut is suitable for pickerel, pike and bass. It is no 

 longer a possible salmon river except by going to a great 

 expense for fish-ways. 



For the River Systems East of the Connecticut River. 



The territory east of the Connecticut river is similar to 

 that on the west and the problem is the same. 



A hatchery to be placed in a suitable portion of either 

 Windham or Tolland Counties for a similar distribution 

 of fish. Trout at the head waters, perch and bass at the 

 flat portions of the big streams. 



In a general way this covers stocking of the interior 

 running waters. 



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