34 REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 
In 1918, 1,250,000 Hastern brook fry will be distributed from Mount 
Shasta Hatchery. All of these fry resulted from eggs taken from our 
stock of brook fish. 
Loch Leven Trout. 
The Loch Leven trout held at the Mount Shasta Hatchery ponds pro- 
duced 1,468,000 fry in 1916; 1,620,000 fry in 1917; and 1,800,000 fry 
im 1918. All of the Loch Leven trout fry are planted in waters of the 
state suitable for this variety of fish. 
German Brown Trout. 
One hundred thousand German brown trout eges were received from : 
the Minnesota Fish Commission in the spring of 1916 in exchange for 
a like number of steelhead trout eggs. A portion of the resulting fry 
were planted in the Yosemite Valley, and in lakes in Sierra County, 
and the balance retained in Mount Shasta Hatchery ponds. 
Golden Trout. | 
During the summer of 1917, preliminary surveys were made of the 
Cottonwood Lakes country, Inyo County, to ascertain whether it would 
be feasible to undertake the propagation of golden trout. 
The Cottonwood Lakes are situated in a rugged, almost inaccessible 
section of Inyo County near the Tulare County line, at the head of 
Cottonwood Creek. The lakes were stocked in the early seventies with 
golden trout from Mulkey Creek, a tributary of south fork of Kern 
River, and are now teeming with this most beautiful and gamey fish. 
We found that a number of creeks flowing into the lakes furnish excel- 
lent spawning grounds, and on what appeared to be the most favorable 
locations it was decided to put in racks and trap the fish as they ascend 
the streams to spawn. On account of the great depth of the snow in 
this region, the poor trails, and great distance from wagon and rail- 
roads, and towns, the proposition presented great difficulties. Never- 
theless, we decided to make every attempt to operate. It was ascer- 
tained that the fish spawned almost immediately after the ice 
commenced to break up during the latter part of June. Accordingly, 
all arrangements were made to be on the ground at the proper time. 
All of the lumber, tools, tents, camp equipment and supplies, had to be 
transported overland from Lone Pine by pack train. However, this 
was all suecessfully accomplished, and our men reached the site of the 
station in ample time to catch the first of the fish ascending the streams 
to spawn. Five hundred thousand eggs were taken and were success- 
fully transported by pack animal from the spawning station to Mount 
Whitney Hatchery, where they were ‘‘eyed.’’ The resulting fry will be 
distributed in waters of that section. 
