24 REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 
a period of one or two years, and other streams opened to the public 
for fishing, the people would enjoy angling to a greater extent than 
they do under present conditions. Thus streams closed for a period 
long enough to enable the fish to attain a length of from 10 to 12 inches 
would afford more real pleasure and enjoyment than several streams 
fished as they are now, particularly in districts easily accessible to the 
anglers. 
During the year 1916, a total of 9,377,000 trout fry were distributed 
from the Mount Shasta Hatchery, and in 1917 the total was 9,972,000. 
During the summer and fall of 1918, approximately 8,000,000 trout fry 
will be distributed in the streams of the state from this station. From 
8,000,000 to 10,000,000 trout fry is all that can be successfully reared 
and distributed from Mount Shasta Hatchery with two fish distributing 
cars in operation. 
If the propagation and distribution of fish is to keep pace with the 
increasing demand upon the fish resources of the streams and lakes 
caused by the improved highways and the ever increasing number of 
autcmobilists, who take advantage of them to get into the heart of the 
fishing country, both for extended vacations and for one or two day 
trips, it will be necessary that more small hatcheries be constructed in 
locations in the different sections of the state where conditions are 
favorable for the propagation of fish. 
While the production of trout fry from Mount Shasta Hatchery 
averaged from 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 fish each season, it was a com- 
paratively simple matter to distribute them in the streams within the 
season from June to November, but since the demand for fish from 
every section of the state became so great that the output had to be 
doubled, the problem of arranging a satisfactory system of distribution 
became a serious one. The distances necessary for our distribution cars 
to make delivery from Sisson present a different problem than is ex- 
perienced in any other state in the Union. In taking a shipment of fish 
from the Mount Shasta Hatchery to San Diego and returning to the 
station, our crew must travel approximately 1,870 miles—a distance 
nearly 100 miles greater than that from San Francisco to Omaha, 
Nebraska. 
Experience has demonstrated that an efficient distribution of fish in 
excess of nine or ten million trout fry can not be made. It, therefore, 
follows that to keep up with the requirements of the situation, more 
small hatcheries must be constructed. The distribution of fish from 
such small stations is generally made to cover a section within a radius 
that can be covered by using a small auto truck as the means of convey- 
ance. The fish can then be planted by our experienced fisheulturists 
directly in the streams, instead of being shipped in baggage cars to 
