312 The American Angler 
McCloud. The peculiarity of color is 
doubtless due to the local waters, prob- 
ably ina great measure to the marshes 
in which the river heads. Much heavier 
for his length than the McCloud river 
variety, and entirely without trace of 
the red bloch in the jaw and with larger 
scales, I reached the conclusion that 
this fish was the regular rainbow trout. 
Salmo trideus. While there is great 
variation in the color of the fish in the 
river, some, especially the smaller 
sizes, being much brighter and lighter 
in shade, yet they appear to be all of 
one breed. I had been told that there 
were three or four varieties. I found 
but one. 
Having noted the results of my ex- 
amination I inspected my little rod.. It 
was as straight as an arrow and showed 
not a sign of the terrible strain to which 
it had been subjected. Everything be- 
ing ship-shape I cast forth again upon 
the waters and soon hooked and landed 
what seemed a minnow of a trout after 
his great predecessor. It weighed 
about 134 ib. Again I got out a good 
length of line and a surging rise, be- 
spoke a large fish. He proved a lively 
boy indeed, and as his first jump re- 
vealed, a goodly size. The ten-pounder 
never actually left the water in his fight. 
This one repeatedly jumped entirely 
clear. A quicker mover he seemed to 
serve my light rod a harder turn than 
even the heavier fish, though the strug- 
gle lasted a shorter time. It was sharp 
and exciting work while it lasted. In 
the end it was with the greatest diffi- 
culty the fish was prevented from bury- 
ing himself in a large brush of water 
plants near the shore to which he per- 
sistently rushed. Time and patience, 
however, proved too much for him, and 
he eventually lay alongside his larger 
mate beneath the cool grass. He 
weighed 5 tb. Two more small fish 
followed, and afterwards one of 3% Mb. 
finished the morning’s sport. 
On our return I saw a quisical smile 
pervading the Captain’s face, and was 
not surprised when he quietly asked : 
‘‘ Have you seen any fresh water whales 
this morning ?”’ 
Tenderly I stowed away my wonder- 
fully excellent little rod. It should be 
abused no more. The 10% oz. Leonard 
was put in shape to hold commune with 
the whales of the Williamson. 
Sleeping but one night with my first 
impressions, which a single morning’s 
work had at once changed and _ pro- 
duced a revelation as well, while the 
third day closed upon the most wonder- 
ful sport with trout and fly within my 
experience. Twenty-five fish that 
weighed 62% lb.; twelve of them aver- 
aging over 4 fb. each. 
It would be useless to attempt to de- 
scribe separate encounters. The score 
given below will tell its own story. 
I fished about four hours per day: 
two hours in the morning and two in 
the evening. Some days fishing only 
in the evening, as the score will show: 
Wetght Total Werght 
Trout Ibs. for Day. Ibs. 
July 26, evening. 35..2.2.%. 7 6 7 6 
Gears MOTI Carte 2+ ts a I 10 
I 5 
I 3% 
4 3 
EVENING (li ose sje I 4 
I 3 
: 5 6 14 34% 
Bor 2GIMOLHIN Gs) ole. -.ss I 7 
I 4 
5 6 
evening........... I 6 
I 44 
I 4 
I 3M 
I 4 
I 4 
I 3 
i 3% © 
z 3% 
I 2 
4 4 
fe 4 23 25 62144 
ne Os) LMOTMIRN OT issn ioietere 10 13 
evening........066 2 5\ 
I 4% 
I 4 
, I 334 
: 5 7 19 3734 
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