THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 239 
portions thereof; 1. e., the natural feeding grounds of 
the young trout, be closed. The editors of “The Sports- 
man” would like to obtain an expression of opinion from 
the sportsmen and their Rod and Gun clubs through- 
out the State on this proposition of closing streams after 
restocking. We would like to have a fair, unselfish, 
unbiased opinion, something from which we can work 
intelligently and act upon honestly. 
The subject of restocking our streams naturally is 
coupled with the other subject of artificial trout prop- 
agation. We have a number of trout hatcheries in the 
State, all of them doing very good work. For the year 
1915, the trout hatcheries turned out approximately 
seven and one-half million trout fry, which were liberated 
in the various portions of the State. The figures for 
this year have not yet been compiled, but they will be 
somewhere in the same neighborhood as those of last 
year. The Fish and Game Commission would like to 
double the number of trout fry liberated next year, be- 
lieving that the greatest service to the sportsmen of 
the State can be rendered by a constant restocking of 
the angling streams. The more trout which are liber- 
ated, the better fishing conditions will be, and the true 
sportsman, as well as he who only goes for an occasional 
day of fishing, desires to obtain a full basket of fish 
and the satisfaction that goes with it. But to increase 
the output of our trout hatcheries requires a correspond- 
ing increase in the amount of money spent in this work. 
While it is true that it will not cost as much to double 
the output proportionately as it does to take care of the 
present number hatched, yet it will require a consider- 
able increase in the expenditure of the hatchery depart- 
ment. The Fish and Game Commission has received 
