The Trout 



Varden Trout 



{Salvelinus 



more's the pity. In Colorado, In the Gun- 

 nison and neighboring streams, It furnishes 

 sport galore to hundreds of delighted an- 

 glers, who visit the locality especially for 

 the fine fishing. No trout surpasses the 

 rainbow In rising to the artificial fly, and 

 almost any trout fly will capture It, though 

 the silver doctor, coachman, and the differ- 

 ent hackles, seem to be more favored than 

 others. 



The Dolly Varden, or bull-trout, some- The Dolly 

 times erroneously called " salmon-trout," Is 

 the only red-spotted trout native to Western t>arkei) 

 waters. It belongs to the same genus as the 

 Eastern brook trout, but grows much 

 larger. It Is found only on the Pacific 

 Slope, In both lakes and streams, growing 

 to twelve or fifteen pounds under favorable 

 conditions. In the streams It Is a gamer 

 fish than in lakes, though the larger fish are 

 rather lazy and logy. Compared with Its 

 Eastern relative It Is hardly so vigorous on 

 the rod, w^hen of similar weight, and not 

 quite so good for the table. 



It takes the fly readily, also any kind of 

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