ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER. l6 



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not always favorable, the trout fishermen in particular had excellent suc- 

 cess, and the number and size of the fish taken will compare favorably with 

 those of any season in recent years. I find all the more satisfaction in this 

 statement from the fact that conditions affecting the trout were not in all 

 cases satisfactory at our hatcheries. The trouble at the Cold Spring Har- 

 bor Hatchery, reported at length last season, was again in evidence and 

 destroyed the large number of wild trout with which we endeavored to 

 restock the brood ponds there. This matter is treated in detail in the 

 report of the foreman in charge. Serious difficulties were also experienced 

 at the Pleasant Valley Hatchery which are reported fully elsewhere. Cor- 

 respondence conducted by the secretary shows that we were not alone in 

 these difficulties, but that large numbers of fish of various kinds were lost 

 in other states and that these epidemics are not confined to hatchery 

 waters. The extent to which the commission has reared and distributed 

 brook trout is shown in an appended table. 



Considerable more work than usual was done during the past season 

 in connection with the United States Fisheries Commission, and our thanks 

 are due to Commissioner George M. Bowers for many courtesies. A large 

 number of food fish were hatched from eggs furnished by him, and planted 

 by our hatchery employees in the Great Lakes. This work is of much 

 value in maintaining the supply of food fish in these waters, and is highly 

 appreciated by the commercial fishermen. 



The extent of the work done in connection with the United States 

 Commission may be judged from the fact that we planted 



266,090 brook trout fry, 

 503,275 lake trout fry, 

 7 . 000 rainbow trout fry, 

 1 , 000 steelhead trout fry, 

 600 land locked salmon fingerlings, 

 2 , 805 . 000 whitefish fry, 



a total of 3,582,965 fish furnished directly from the Government hatcheries. 

 Besides this, on the request of individuals indorsed by Representatives 

 in Congress, the United States Commission planted in various waters in 

 Xew York State during the past year, a total of 31,689,160 fish of various 

 varieties, thus divided: 



