THE r ROUTS 



European Sea trout, Sa/mo fruUa, 



The European saibling, Sahelinus alpinus. 



The Pacific forms introduced, so far, are : 



The Rainbow trout, Salmo irideuSy 

 The Black-spotted trout, Salmo clarkiiy 

 The Steel-head trout, Salmo gairdneri. 



Of all these species the common brook trout, 

 Sahelinus fontinalisy is more than the peer from an 

 angling standpoint. It will be known, on sight, 

 by the bloom of the body, suffused and velvety in 

 coloration from gill-cover to peduncle ; by the 

 deep olive tone of the vermiculations on its mottled 

 back, and darker mottlings on dorsal and tail fins ; 

 by the dusky shadings on the lower paired fins, on 

 which a cream-colored band appears anteriorly, fol- 

 lowed by another of darker hue ; by the red spots, 

 smaller than the pupil of its eye, seldom found on 

 the back, but always present, with their areola of 

 bluish tint, on the sides. 



Food, its character and supply, depth of water, 

 its chemical constituents, and other causes, modify 

 the tones, and sometimes effect wonderful changes 

 in the coloration of fontinalis ; but, take him where 

 you will, on a dainty fly and a light rod, which 

 should be an embodiment of yielding resistance, 

 and he will be found full of knightly qualities, — 



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