FOREST, LAKE, AND RIVER 



McCloud River, California, known as the Shasta 

 rainbow [Salmo irideus shasta). It may be known 

 on sight by the characteristic reddish lateral band 

 which as a rule assumes a deeper hue in the trans- 

 planted fish than in those caught in the waters of 

 the west. 



The charm of the rainbow to the angler lies in 

 its great game qualities, and singularly these are 

 displayed more prominently in the transplanted fish 

 than when it is captured in its native waters. 



The black-spotted. Rocky Mountain or cut- 

 throat trout ( Salmo clarkii) is found from Alaska 

 to Mexico, and is very abundant in the streams of 

 the Rocky Mountains, the Coast Ranges, and the 

 Sierra Nevada of the Pacific slope. When it has 

 access to the sea, it sometimes attains a weight of 

 thirty pounds, but the average in the inland streams 

 will not exceed one pound. 



The distinguishing mark by which this species 

 may be known, is the crimson slash on the throat, 

 hence, the name " cut-throat," which is some- 

 what of a misnomer, owing to the direction of 

 the slashes. 



The United States Fish Commission have re- 

 cently established hatcheries for these fish, and are 

 distributing them to the fish commissions of the 

 different states. They are hardy fish and doubt- 



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