. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 441 TROUT LIVES 19 YEARS How long will a trout live ? Perhaps this is not a very fair qnestion because of the numerous varieties of trout, diversity of conditions in localities, endurance qual- ities of the species, changes through evolution and a host of other vital, technical reasons. Therefore, to amend the question—What is the age record in Cali- fornia for any species of trout under any conditions ? W. H.
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 441 TROUT LIVES 19 YEARS How long will a trout live ? Perhaps this is not a very fair qnestion because of the numerous varieties of trout, diversity of conditions in localities, endurance qual- ities of the species, changes through evolution and a host of other vital, technical reasons. Therefore, to amend the question—What is the age record in Cali- fornia for any species of trout under any conditions ? W. H. Shebley, noted culturist in charge of the Bureau of Fish Culture of the Division, declares that he raised a Dolly Varden trout at the Shasta trout hatchery and caused it to live for 19 years. His records prove his authority. According to Shebley the fish was hatched in the year 1898. He was in charge of the hatchery—it is the largest trout hitchery in the. Fig. 126. A Dolly Varden trout lived to be nineteen years of age at this, the Shasta hatchery. This is the largest trout hatchery in the world and one of the finest. The photo shows the rearing ponds and Mt. Shasta in the back- ground. Photo by E. S. Cheney, July, 1928. world—at that time and started the experiment which was to end in the year 1918 when word was sent to him at Sacramento that the veteran Dolly Varden was dead from natural causes. The fish weighed between thirteen and fourteen pounds at the time of death and showed various outward signs of old age, according to the culturist. He said that it was the oldest trout of its kind upon which he had any record. Shebley also revealed that this trout produced between 20,000 and 30,000 eggs during its lifetime. When it is considered that a great majority of these eggs hatched and produced fish, this one Dolly Varden was a very valuable asset to the natural resources of the State, he said. FISHING AS AN ESCAPE Fishing offers rather tlie same escape from the troubl
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