﻿144 
  Sixteenth 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  lakes 
  is 
  that 
  the 
  trout 
  do 
  not 
  seem 
  to 
  have 
  any 
  particular 
  place 
  

   for 
  spawning, 
  but 
  are 
  found 
  in 
  various 
  parts 
  of 
  the 
  lakes 
  near 
  the 
  

   shore. 
  This 
  makes 
  it 
  difficult 
  to 
  catch 
  them, 
  as 
  our 
  pound 
  nets 
  

   cannot 
  be 
  easily 
  moved 
  and 
  the 
  extensive 
  use 
  of 
  gill 
  nets 
  is 
  injuri- 
  

   ous 
  to 
  the 
  fish. 
  

  

  The 
  eggs 
  received 
  at 
  this 
  station 
  during 
  the 
  past 
  season 
  were 
  

   much 
  younger 
  than 
  those 
  received 
  formerly, 
  and 
  a 
  very 
  much 
  

   smaller 
  percentage 
  was 
  lost 
  when 
  they 
  were 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  cold 
  

   water. 
  

  

  Very 
  little 
  trouble 
  was 
  experienced 
  by 
  the 
  loss 
  of 
  fish 
  during 
  

   transportation. 
  While 
  carrying 
  fish 
  in 
  the 
  cans 
  on 
  the 
  road 
  it 
  is 
  

   absolutely 
  necessary 
  to 
  keep 
  them 
  well 
  iced 
  and 
  the 
  water 
  very 
  

   cold. 
  Upon 
  being 
  received 
  by 
  the 
  applicant 
  they 
  are 
  often 
  emptied 
  

   into 
  small 
  streams 
  where 
  the 
  water 
  is 
  many 
  degrees 
  warmer 
  than 
  

   that 
  in 
  which 
  they 
  have 
  been 
  carried 
  and, 
  as 
  a 
  result, 
  a 
  great 
  many 
  

   are 
  lost. 
  If 
  a 
  little 
  care 
  were 
  taken 
  and 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  warm 
  water 
  

   added 
  to 
  that 
  in 
  the 
  cans 
  and 
  allowed 
  to 
  stand 
  a 
  short 
  time 
  the 
  

   change 
  would 
  be 
  more 
  gradual 
  and 
  much 
  better 
  results 
  would 
  be 
  

   obtained 
  from 
  the 
  stocking 
  of 
  the 
  streams. 
  

  

  In 
  hatching 
  Rainbow 
  Trout 
  and 
  Black 
  Spotted 
  Trout 
  at 
  this 
  

   station, 
  I 
  notice 
  better 
  results 
  are 
  obtained 
  when 
  the 
  eggs 
  and 
  

   young 
  fish 
  in 
  the 
  hatching 
  troughs 
  are 
  kept 
  covered 
  until 
  the 
  food 
  

   sac 
  is 
  absorbed. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  present 
  time 
  we 
  have 
  two 
  pound 
  nets 
  in 
  Little 
  Clear, 
  one 
  

   in 
  Big 
  Clear, 
  one 
  in 
  Hoel 
  Pond, 
  one 
  in 
  Little 
  Green 
  Pond, 
  and 
  two 
  

   in 
  Lake 
  Placid 
  fishing 
  for 
  Lake 
  Trout 
  and 
  Whitefish. 
  We 
  also 
  

   have 
  eight 
  fyke 
  nets 
  set 
  for 
  Brook 
  Trout. 
  We 
  have 
  taken 
  only 
  

   a 
  few 
  eggs 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  early 
  yet. 
  

  

  The 
  Adirondack 
  Hatchery 
  uses 
  30,480 
  gallons 
  of 
  water 
  per 
  hour 
  

   when 
  all 
  the 
  jars, 
  troughs, 
  ponds 
  and 
  outdoor 
  races 
  are 
  in 
  opera- 
  

   tion. 
  When 
  not 
  using 
  water 
  in 
  the 
  hatchery 
  for 
  jars 
  and 
  troughs 
  

   the 
  flow 
  available 
  for 
  outdoor 
  races 
  and 
  ponds 
  is 
  27,330 
  gallons 
  

   per 
  hour. 
  Of 
  this 
  amount 
  one 
  pipe 
  supplies 
  about 
  360 
  gallons 
  per 
  

   hour, 
  but 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  used 
  in 
  hot 
  weather, 
  as 
  the 
  water 
  is 
  too 
  warm. 
  

  

  A 
  detailed 
  report 
  of 
  the 
  egg 
  collecting 
  work 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  