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cessf ul in getting rainbow eggs, but not a black spotted trout 

 was caught. This was very unusual, as we had for a number of 

 years collected many eggs, of this species of trout from this lake. 

 I could find no reason for this falling off of fish as the lake is on 

 the hatchery preserve, and no fishing is allowed there. 



Through the United iStates Bureau of Fisheries, we received 

 from Yellowstone Park, Wyo., 40,000 black spotted trout 

 eggs. Although the weather was very warm and the eggs were 

 on the road six days, they arrived in very good condition. The 

 fish from these eggs were placed in local waters. 



Owing to the activities of a large blue heron, which came in 

 the early morning hours, perched on the sides of the ponds and 

 races, and with his sharp sword-like beak speared and killed trout 

 which were altogether too large for him to carry away, we lost 

 two of our beautiful Albino trout, also some of our brook trout 

 that were kept for stock fish on the hatchery grounds. These 

 birds destroy a large number of fish in small streams and along 

 the shores of lakes and ponds. 



It will be necessary to have some improvement work done 

 here another season. The buildings need repainting and a small 

 amount of cement work ought to be done. I hope we may be 

 able to have a pump installed to pump the cold spring water on 

 the grounds into the hatchery and races, where it would be of 

 inestimable value to us in raising fingerling trout. 



Eespectfully yours, 



MILO F. OTIS, 



Foreman. 



Upper Saranac, IS. Y., November 16, 1911. 



Bath Station. 



In submitting my report of operations at the Bath hatchery 

 for the year ending September 30, 1911, I take pleasure in say- 

 ing that this has been the most successful year in the history of 

 the station. 



Our stock of eggs, mostly brook trout, were received from 

 various localities and proved to be better than those of other 

 years. The eggs sent from Cold Spring Harbor furnished us 



