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rreseason
May Total 1970 2250 1000 3250 1969 2250 1000 3250 1968 1600 900 2500
The Thornton has also received trout in the fall of the past two years.
Piney Branch figures follow:
Preseason
May Total 1970 1250 750 2000 1969 1000 750 1750 1968 800 600 1400
The Covington River is NOT a trout stocked stream.
The fish are actually counted one by one when they are shipped by rucks from the hatchery but on arrival here are sometimes estimated as to the number put in each stream because it is necessary to handle them quickly so they will survive. The allocation of trout for a stream is based on its size, depth, length and width, plus the number of anticipated opening lay fishermen (based on a count jf cars along the stream the year nefore with cars translated into 2.7 fishermen each). The count is updated each year. Other ^factors determining the
ntanber of ti»uts4o#£e| are: |6w nany fish the hatcheries can raise tor the entire state; how many :an be transported; weather :onditions and accessibility to itreams. Half of the fish must be ;ransported in one week and the i(her half the next week. As for the last paragraph, you ire quite right, I am “eager to see the fishing sport flourish here”. Maybe I’m wearing a chip on my shoulder, but I feel that the finger
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