Kern River Trout 



Kern River Trout 



Salmo irideus gilberti (Jordan) 



The Kern River trout very closely resembles the McCloud 

 River rainbow, but has the scales smaller, there being as many 

 as 165 transverse series. The body is robust, the mouth moderate. 

 Its distinctness is doubtful. 



Colour, back and sides profusely spotted; old examples with 

 more or less orange on lower jaw, this faint or wanting in 

 the young; upper ray of pectoral spotted. 



This beautiful trout is known only from Kern River, Cali- 

 fornia, and is abundant in the river channels below the waters 

 inhabited by the golden trout. 



The Kern River trout reaches a good size, examples weigh- 

 ing 8 pounds having been recorded. It is a voracious trout, 

 biting freely, and fighting vigorously and with great persistence. 



Nissuee Trout; Noshee Trout; Stone's Trout 



Salmo irideus stonei (Jordan) 



This is a large, voracious trout of the rainbow series found 

 in the upper Sacramento basin, especially in the McCloud River 

 above Baird. It is much larger than typical irideus, and reaches 

 a weight of 10 to 12 pounds, but is doubtfully distinct. 



Depth 4; A. ii ; eye 4^; maxillary about 2; pectoral i|; 

 scales 140 to 155, about 82 before the dorsal where they are 

 small and embedded; teeth fewer and smaller than in the Shasta 

 trout, those on the vomer in a single zig-zag series. Colour, 

 upper parts plain greenish; spots few and confined chiefly to 

 the posterior part of body; spots small and sparse on dorsal, 

 adipose and caudal fins'; a red lateral band usually distinct; 

 cheek and opercles with red; no red on throat. 



Golden Trout of Mount Whitney 



Salmo agua-bonita (Jordan) 



The most beautiful of all our many beautiful western trout 

 is the famous golden trout of Mount Whitney. It is an inhabi- 



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