. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 42 FISH .wii riAMi: commission ranpre of the spawninf? soason. This will cnal)le us to deterrainc the right season to take them. A record of overflowed lands, fed from waters that contain edible fish, is kept. Also a record of all fish from each body of water, where and when tnken. tlieir disposition, ;ind the name of the owner or lessee of suih lauds. In addition to the rescue work, 1556 small-mouth black bass frj' and eight adult ba
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 42 FISH .wii riAMi: commission ranpre of the spawninf? soason. This will cnal)le us to deterrainc the right season to take them. A record of overflowed lands, fed from waters that contain edible fish, is kept. Also a record of all fish from each body of water, where and when tnken. tlieir disposition, ;ind the name of the owner or lessee of suih lauds. In addition to the rescue work, 1556 small-mouth black bass frj' and eight adult bass were secured from the Salt Spring Reservoir, Cala- veras County, and planted in the Citrus Grove pond near Oroville, as a propagating pond for that species of bass. Tlie one rescue of most importance to the sportsman angler was the rescue from Concow Creek, Butte County, below the dam, of 500 adult rainbow trout of four pounds each, 100 of three pounds, 1400 of two pounds and 435 yearlings, making a total of 2435 trout, weighing approximately 5208 pounds. This was accomplished with the assist-. FiG. 15. Rescue work below the Soncow Dam. Some of the 4| tons of rainbow trout. February 27-March 2, 1929. ance of the local deputy, A. J. Stanley, fourteen volunteers from Oro- ville and Chico, and the rescue force from Sacramento. The bureau was aided by several market fishermen, who gave valuable assistance by the use of their large nets, boats and crews and in return were permit- ted to keep the rough fish, pike and hardheads, as there is very little or no demand for them except by the Chinese. These men, together with volunteer sportsmen, were the means of saving 141,313 game fishes, nearly all of which were adults or breeders. I trust that it is in order to thank all those farmers who allowed us the freedom of their lands, and those who notified us of the necessity of saving many fish. Also, thanks are due the head of the Bureau of Fish Culture for making it possible for such
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