xii CONTENTS. 
screen—Effect @f wind—Material for screens— Various kinds and 
importance of screens—Fontinalis rising to the fly—Bottom 
outlets—How to work them 
CHAPTER II.—FISH PONDS—CULTIVATION. 
Plants—Balance of life—Flora and Fauna—Old ponds require 
cleaning—Pond life—Its bearing on fish life—-Cultivation—Con- 
ditions of soil—Planting—New ponds—Virgin waters—Whitley 
reservoir—Importance of mollusca and crustaceans—Aquatic 
plants—Dalbeattie reservoir—Ioch Fern—Plants to avoid— 
Weeding—.4 acharis—Marginal plants 
CHAPTER III.—FisH PONDS—CULTIVA1ION CONTINUED. 
Marginal plants—lInsect life—Plants for deep water—Plants to 
avoid—Advantages of water lilies—Bottom-covering plants— 
A fish-eating plant— Ponds at Washington—Mollusca—Crustacea 
—Eels—How to catch them 
CHAPTER IV.—FISH PONDS—HOW TO STOCK THEM. 
Preparation—Stocking—Carrying live trout—Dipping the trout— 
Transit—Large fish—Two-year-olds— Yearlings—Fry—Nursery 
ponds— Water plants—Turning out fry—Fry in rivers—Excellent 
travellers—Glass carriers—Advantages of—Equalizing tem- 
perature—Fish killed by thoughtlessness—Wooden carriers— 
Metal—Travelling trout in August—Care required—Fully eyed 
ova—Trout at the Antipodes—American wo1k—Successes 
CHAPTER V.—THE HATCHERY. 
Selection of the water—Its importance—Construction—Out-door 
hatchery—In-door hatchery—Frostproof building—Lighting— 
Filtration of water—Concrete floor—Drainage—The apparatus— 
How to construct—Carbonizing—Trap boxes—Catchpool—No 
admittance—Beware of visitors—Early days of the Solway 
Fishery—Care required in a hatchery 
CHAPTER VI.—COLLECTING THE EGGS. 
The old method as employed at Troutdale Hatchery—Ova hunting 
in Cumberland— Work on a natural stream—The water ouzel— 
Blank days—Honister Crag—Ulleswater—Advantages of the 
present system—Spawning trout—Laying down the eggs 
Embryology—Dry method of impregnation—Catching the 
Spawners — Sorting— Cleanliness— Effects of temperature — 
Washing the eggs—Hermaphrodite fish 
CHAPTER VII.—INCUBATING THE EGGS. 
Everything in perfect working order—Everything well seasoned— 
Preparing the grilles—Laying down ova—Picking—Beware of 
fungus—Sediment—Effects of concussion—Washing eggs—The 
eye spots—Embryo as seen through the microscope—The eggs 
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