RoE OWS Wee ea 
(Salmo wridens) 
THESE trout were introduced into this country from America over 
twenty years ago. As time went on they were thought to be much 
superior to the favzo as sporting fish. They may be so in their own 
country, but our climate does not seem to suit them. In afew English 
rivers they have done fairly well, as also in Blagdon Lake. If left 
to themselves for a year or two, however, I think they would all 
disappear. I have had ten years’ experience of them in Scotland, and 
have introduced them into many lochs. They did well for three or 
four years and weighed about 14 lbs.; but after that we saw few 
of them. Some of them spawned, but never in sufficient numbers to 
establish themselves. 
Great care has to be taken in introducing them into a new lake, 
as most of them will escape from it in a few days if they are not 
prevented by hecks. They appear to have splendid memories, for 
if you once catch one and return him you seldom catch him 
again. Another drawback is that they spawn in April and May, and 
are not worth catching until well on in the season. It is therefore 
not advisable to have trout and rainbow trout together in the same 
loch. The best way to do with rainbow trout is to stock a loch with 
two-year-olds, and fish for them the following year. If the feeding 
is good, three-year-old fish should be from 1 to 13 or even 2 Ibs. in 
weight. In reservoirs where they cannot get out they grow to a 
large size we have some here from 77 to 10 Ibs. When im proper 
condition they are very good for the table. 
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