TROUT CULTURE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 208, 28 May 1921, Page 3

TROUT CULTURE

ACCLIMATISAT lON SOCIBTY’S EFFORTS.

"The trapping season for 1920 was easily the worst: on record (states ths annual rejiort of the Wellington -.cclimatisation Society). The fish ran well early in June, but Hood after floo'd swept away the traps from the Waipoua and Tupurupuru, and the river remained full from bank to bank tor such lengthy periods that the run was over without results. The curator and his assistant made every possible effort; but owing to pressure of the current early in tile season the traps could not be reinstated, and the supply of cock fish was inadequate, and about 150 hen fish were returned to the Waipoua, unstripped. The total number of eggs collected livas 280,000 ; 470,000 were purchased from the Otago Society, making a total of 750,000 brown; 244.000 rainbow eggs were obtained from Rotorua. Tho browns, both those obtained in the Wairarapa and the eggs from Otago, were of good quality, and 95 per cent, were roared. Tho rainbows, ojiving to some obscure reason, possibly’ delay in transit, proved inferior, and only 70 per cent, were rearer!. Ou hearing the facts the Department of Internal Affairs offered to present 50,000 rainlww eggs to the society for the season 1921. This sporting offer was much appreciated, and was ' jrccepted with thanks." The fry liberated totalled: .Brown, 693.000; rainbow, 168,500; brojwn yearlings, 5350. “.During the present trapping season— May and June the council proposes to trap several streams in order to obtain as large a quantity of brown ova as possible. In order to change the stock of rainbow in it« waters the council has purchased 200,000 ova from the Otago Acclimatisation Society, taken from tho cold waters of Lake Hawca. where they have been successfully acclimatised. It is thought that, the ‘change Jwill give fresh vitality to tho present stock/*