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How to Secure Better Fishing in Our Lakes 
A Few Observations by an Expert Which Should be Read 
and Remembered 
Tuxedo Park, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1916. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Mr. Roy Steenrod’s letter in the January num¬ 
ber of Forest and Stream, regarding the possi¬ 
bilities of the new Ashokan reservoir should be 
very interesting reading to most New York 
sportsmen, as the question of securing really 
good angling without traveling almost prohibitive 
distances, is one that is of vital interest to all. 
Many of his theories as to how such angling 
could be brought about are extremely good, an^ 
are worthy of a thorough trial; but there are 
many things that require careful consideration in 
the carrying out of sfich a project, and especially 
so, when the waters under discussion are those 
of an artificial lake or pond. In most newly con¬ 
structed lakes it usually takes several years for 
conditions to balance themselves up, or for na¬ 
ture to readjust herself so to speak. Impounding 
great quantities of water over areas that former¬ 
ly were free from any appreciable amount of 
standing water, means that the entire nature of 
the plant life must be completely changed. Mil¬ 
lions upon millions of the roots and stems of 
grass, weeds, vines, and other open air and up¬ 
land vegetation must die off and their places be 
taken by aquatic plants of different kinds. This 
takes considerable time, and in the decomposing 
of this vast amount of dead and dying matter 
many dangerous elements are brought into play 
before the character of the water is such that it 
will support the higher forms of animal life 
successfully. At certain seasons of the year the 
consumption of free oxygen by decomposition is 
so great, that frequently much of the lower strata 
of colder water is in danger of being depleted of 
this vital necessity. Also great quantities of ob¬ 
noxious gases, such as carbon dioxide and car¬ 
bon monoxide are set free, and not infrequently 
the entire fish life of a lake is thus destroyed. 
This occasionally happens in natural bodies of 
water, but moie often in those that are artificial 
or ones in which the dam has been raised, flood¬ 
ing over new areas. 
Mr. Steenrod makes mention of the success 
that has followed the stocking of numerous res¬ 
ervoirs in England. Truly in many instances 
their results have been remarkable, but he must 
take into consideration the vastly different cli¬ 
matic conditions that exist in the two countries. 
Their rainfall is a great deal more abundant, and 
more regular ; their winters less severe, with the 
lakes and streams seldom frozen over for any 
length of time These are two very important 
factors in the life of a lake. In a great measure 
much of their success in keeping well stocked 
these heavily fished preserves, lies in the fact 
that they plant only such fish as are large enough 
to take care cf themselves. They seldom turn 
out anything younger than 2 year-olds, and the 
results seldom fail to justify this method of stock' 
ing. I am an ardent believer in planting good 
sized fish only, and I know from experience that 
much better results usually follow the planting 
of 5,000 six to eight inch fish, than would be ob¬ 
tained from an output of 10,000,000 fry. 
I cannot agree with Mr. Steenrod in regard to 
the brown trout as a desirable species with which 
to stock either natural or artificial lakes or deep 
ponds in this country. While the brown trout 
is a very good game-fish, and in some of our 
larger streams has furnished even better angling 
than would die brook trout under the same con¬ 
ditions, it has never in this country, proven suc¬ 
cessful for lake purposes. In most lakes where 
there is an abundance of proper food, the brown 
trout will grow rapidly and to a goodly size,— 
even as heavy as 15 pounds, but even though 
there are plenty of them in the lake, they can 
seldom be induced to take any kind of a lure. 
All methods of angling will fail to take more 
than two or three of them during a season, al¬ 
though hundreds may be observed ascending the 
streams emptying into the lake during the fall 
spawning period. The common brook trout acts 
much the same way when planted in large, deep 
lakes, and it is seldom that any are taken except 
for a week or so after the ice has gone out in 
the spring. Few anglers are able to spend much 
time at the game at this season of the year, and 
those that can, do not enjoy themselves on ac¬ 
count of the disagreeable weather. There is 
nothing that is more attractive to the general 
run of anglers than trout or salmon fishing. 
There Is No Reason Why All These Lakes Should Not Be Teeming With Splendid Game 
Fish, Furnishing Splendid Sport for the Angler. 
