Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana . (28) million eggs of the last named variety which were successfully hatched in theiSomers hatchery and planted in the streams and lakes near by. In as much asthis fish spawns in the fall months there is room to handle the eggs when noother variety except Eastern Brook trout is available. In 1917 the effort toprocure the eggs proved a partial failure as few fish came to the stream (TheBig Fork) to spawn, this showing a rather erratic tendency in spawning migra-tion. We shall continue efforts in this direction with the hope of
Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana . (28) million eggs of the last named variety which were successfully hatched in theiSomers hatchery and planted in the streams and lakes near by. In as much asthis fish spawns in the fall months there is room to handle the eggs when noother variety except Eastern Brook trout is available. In 1917 the effort toprocure the eggs proved a partial failure as few fish came to the stream (TheBig Fork) to spawn, this showing a rather erratic tendency in spawning migra-tion. We shall continue efforts in this direction with the hope of good of the streams both East and West of the range are well stocked with thisvariety, but owing to the fact that it possesses scales, is not so attractive ex-teriorly and as it has not quite so game a quality as the trout, it is less Flathead River Notwithstanding its small mouth it takes both the fly and spoon hook readily andmakes a good fight when hooked. It should hold a higher place in the estima-tion of people both as a food and a game fish. Eggtaking and Eyeing Stations. It has been found advisable during the past three years to establish stationsin favorable places along streams and at point on lakes where the inlets affordspawning grounds for fish, to build stations where eggs can be obtained forhatching. While it is possible and often imperative, in order to keep the hatch-eries in full operation, to buy eggs still the policy adopted which is to availourselves of all possible natural available supplies of eggs seems the wise this reason we have provided stations of a more or less substantial characterat Georgetown Lake, at Lake Ronan and at Little Bitter Root and at George-town we have also erected eyeing stations because in this way a greater per-(29) centage of eggs are saved than by taking the
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