Cutthroat 



TROUT: 



Rainbow 



Dolly Varden 



Lake 



and Behm Canals, Frederick 

 Sound, Clarence, Sumner, and Icy 

 Straits, and waters off the west 

 coasts of Prince of Wales and 

 Baranof Islands also have big runs 

 of these fish. 



Pink and chum salmon have no 

 importance as sport fishes although 

 all have been taken incidentally 

 with sport tackle. In certain lakes, 

 the sockeye and the coho sometimes 

 develop landlocked varieties that 

 resemble trout in size and fighting 

 ability. 



Trout — At one time steelhead 

 and rainbow trout were considered 

 distinct species, but study has 

 shown that the two are salt- and 

 fresh-water forms of a single spe- 

 cies. They resemble the Atlantic 

 salmon in habits and appearance. 



Kainbows, as the name implies, 

 are brilliantly colored along the 

 side and are heavily spotted. They 



are found in coastal rivers from 

 Dixon Entrance northward, and in 

 suitable waters of the Interior south 

 of the Yukon drainage. They are 

 stocked in some landlocked lakes, 

 particularly in Southeastern 

 Alaska. Their average size is 

 smaller than that of the anadro- 

 mous steelhead, but individuals of 

 27 to 30 inches are common in a 

 few areas. 



Steelhead trout are silvery gray, 

 and lack the brilliant coloration of 

 the rainbow. In fresh water, color- 

 ation may become more pronounced. 

 This sparsely spotted fish, recently 

 come into its own in the sporting 

 world, may be found in most of the 

 large coastal streams and in many 

 of the smaller ones. Average 

 weight of the steelhead in Alaska is 

 8 to 10 pounds, but larger ones are 

 often taken. 



These two trout offer the best of 



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