. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. GREAT FALLS. The Great Falls station, utilizing the water supply from the Giant Springs, is a very popular gathering place for local people and tourists and is the most visited fish hatch- ery in Montana. During the biennium a new water supply tank which furn- ishes the water for the hatchery was constructed providing more storage and additional head for aeriating purposes. One development in the Great Falls area which can be considered an
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. GREAT FALLS. The Great Falls station, utilizing the water supply from the Giant Springs, is a very popular gathering place for local people and tourists and is the most visited fish hatch- ery in Montana. During the biennium a new water supply tank which furn- ishes the water for the hatchery was constructed providing more storage and additional head for aeriating purposes. One development in the Great Falls area which can be considered an outstanding accomplihment was the recreational program under- taken in cooperation with Augusta sportsmen and the State Water Conservation Board on Nilan Reservoir. The planting and resulting fishing in Nilan has been highly publicized and the fishing success has been outstanding. A cooperative agreement was made on Bean's Lake between the Fish and Game Commission, Wallace Bean, and the Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Cooperative agreements, such as this one, have shown how harmoniously a landowner and sportsmen can work together and evolve programs of great value to the fishing public. This lake was planted from the Great Falls hatchery, and has been one of the state's outstanding fisheries. FISH PLANTED FROM GREAT FALLS HATCHERY May 1, 1952 to April 30, 1953 May 1, 1953 to April 30, 1954 Species— Number Size Weight Species— Number Size Weight Rainbow 230,400 1 Rainbow 40,770 3 302 21,840 11/2 37,560 5 1,780 32,400 2 5,100 6 300 1,200 21/2 6 63,665 * 16,295 12,498 3 Cutthroat 41,232 t 12 20,000 4 460 10,120 4 240 21,600 41/2 720 5,120 5 320 6,120 5 360 Eastern Brook __ 6,138 2 37 6,000 7 820 26,034 3 232 58,180 8 9, 47,920 4 1,120 18,730 * 3,960 Brown 15,940 6 1,180 Cutthroat 22,880 1 Silver Salmon .... 8,960 3 70 47,504 11/2 36 12,000 2 40 Eastern Brook ... 17,440 2 40 516 3 45,350 4 985 Silver Salmon . 3,000 31/2 60 TOTAL 577,658 17, T
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