Rainbow Trout, Smelt 297 



They are about 5-6 inches long at this time, and their sides 

 are marked with 10-11 black bars with bright red spots 

 between the bars. When they reach salt water the "parr" 

 lose all their color and become silvery. They are now 

 termed "smolts." 



The Atlantic Salmon is a heavy feeder living chiefly on 

 fish and various types of shrimp-like animals. It itself is 

 the prey of sharks, tuna, swordfish, and harbor seals. 

 Growth of the Atlantic Salmon is rapid while at sea. A 

 45-pound fish has been reported to be 8 years old. 

 Economic Importance: An excellent food fish. As with the 

 shad, impassable dams and pollution have reduced the runs 

 or eliminated them in numerous localities. A favorite spe- 

 cies of the angler in Maine and Canada. 



Rainbow Trout 

 Salmo gairdnerii Gibbons 



Color: Silvery when in salt water. 



Distribution: Found occasionally in salt water where it has 



wandered from its normal habitat in fresh-water streams. 



Size: Grows to a length of about 3Vi feet. 



General Information: Originally the Rainbow Trout was 



found only in the coastal streams of California. It has been 



planted in fresh waters throughout the United States and 



in the East sometimes descends coastal fresh-water streams 



to the brackish water at their mouths. 



Smelt 

 Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) 



