FISHES OF THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.^ 



With Description of the Park Waters and Notes on Fishing. 



Bv Hugh M. Smith and William C. Kendall. 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 3 



Indigenous fishes 4 



Introduced fishes 5 



FLsh culture in the park 5 



Princi])al fishins; waters : 7 



Fisliinpf regulations 16 



List of fishes 16 



1. Montana grayling 16 



2. Rocky Mountain whitefish 17 



3. Redthroat trout; cutthroat trout; blackspotted trout 18 



4. Rainbow trout 21 



5. Scotch lake trout; Loch Leven trout 22 



6. European brown trout; Von Behr trout 23 



7. Lake trout; Mackinaw trout 24 



8. Ea.«tern brook trout ; speckled trout 26 



9. Yellow perch ." 27 



10. Blob 28 



11. Longnose sucker 28 



12. Rosvside sucker 29 



13. Chub 29 



14. Silverside minnow 30 



15. Longnose dace 30 



16. Dusky dace 30 



INTRODUCTION. 



The fishes of the Yellowstone National Park constitute one of the 

 most interesting and noteworthy attractions of that wonderland. 

 The special appeal which the fishes make to the park visitors comes 

 partly from the beauty, gamoness, and variety of the fishes, and 

 partly from the inspirinor environment in which fishing may be done. 

 Among the wild, backboned animals in the park the fishes are the 

 only ones whose killing is allowed and encourao;ed by the park 

 authorities. The greatly increased number of visitors to the park 

 in recent years has brought the fishes into imusual prominence and 

 necessitates renewed efforts to maintain the supply by means of 

 artificial propagation and protection. 



It is hoped that this little document relating to fishes and fishing 

 may servo a useful purpose beyond merely furnishing information 

 for anglers. Increased knowledge of the park fishes should have the 

 effect of increasing the public appreciation of the extraordinary 

 opportunity f(jr healthful recreation that the park affords, and at 



' Appendix III to the Report of the U. 8. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1921. B. F. Doc. 904. 



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