The Trout 



however, seems to be disappearing some- 

 what, while those in the river below are 

 w^ell-nourished and gamy. 



The same tackle and artificial flies used Tools and 



Tackle 



for the Eastern brook trout are as suitable, 

 as a rule, for the red-throat, though prefer- 

 ence is given to the stone fly, coachman, pro- 

 fessor, black gnat, cinnamon, Henshall, and 

 the various hackles by Montana anglers. 

 The red-throat seldom breaks water when 

 hooked, but puts up a vigorous fight be- 

 neath the surface. As the mountain streams 

 are usually swift and rocky and fringed - 

 with alders, willows and other small trees, 

 the angler must be wide awake to land his 

 fish and save his tackle. 



The steelhead, or salmon-trout, is the The steeihead 

 trimmest and most graceful and the gahdnen)^^ 

 gamest of all the trout species, being more 

 " salmon-like " in shape and appearance. 

 On the Pacific Coast, where It Is native, and 

 runs to salt water. It grows to twenty pounds 

 or more in weight, when It Is known as 

 steelhead salmon, and many are canned 

 under this name. Its spots are smaller than 

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