16 FISHES OF THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. 



In Lupine Creek, notwithstanding the barrier offered by Undine 

 Falls, it is stated on good authority that trout have been taken in 

 Lava Creek above the falls. 



In Riddle Lake trout are numerous. 



Alum Creek is said to be one of the best trout streams in the park. 



Lake Abundance is reported to be full of trout. 



In Heart Lake and at the mouth of Witch Creek trout are numerous. 



The following are United States fish-cultural records of distribution 

 of young native trout in park waters: 



1889, East Fork of Gardiner 



River above the falls 968 



1904, Duck Lake 290, 000 



1904, Yellowstone Lake 22, 000 



1912, Natural Bridge Creek. . . 350, 000 



1912, Second Creek 300, 000 



1913, Boat House ( Veek 725, 000 



1913, Cub Creek 400, 000 



1906, Ice Pond 47, 000 1913, De Lacy Creek 850, 000 



1908, Duck Lake 175, 000 1913, Duck Lake 50, 000 



1908, Fisheries Creek 225, 000 1913, Grebe Lake 300, 000 



1909, Cub Creek 1, 600, 000 1913, Hatchery Creek 460, 000 



1909, Fisheries Creek 890, 000 ! 1913, Indian Creek 100, 000 



1910, Cub Creek 400, 000 I 1913, Number Two Creek 400, 000 



1911, Fisheries Creek 75, 000 | 1913, Soldier Creek 300, 000 



1912, Boat House Creek 600, 000 1914, Transportation Creek . . . 350, 000 



1912, Cub Creek. . .- 100, 000 



It appears that the plant of trout made in 1889 was obtained from 

 Howard Creek, Idaho, in September and planted in Lava Creek above 

 the falls which previously contained no trout according to the super- 

 intendent of the park. However, it was subsequently ascertained 

 that trout had possible access to this locality from Blacktail Deer 

 Creek, which has no falls and was abundantly supplied with trout. 



It has been said that there seem to be two varieties of native 

 trout in the park, the larger ones of the Yellowstone, with bright 

 yellow bellies, and the smaller kind more silvery in appearance and 

 exhibiting much greater activity and game qualities, of which Tower 

 Creek fish are examples. Also trout of Yellowstone Lake seem to 

 differ from those of Heart and Henry Lakes in having more distinct 

 and rather less numerous black spots. However, in this respect 

 very much individual variation is shown. 



The size attained by trout in the park waters, as elsewhere, varies 

 much with locality and conditions. Fish of over 4 pounds have 

 been reported. 



This trout in some waters is a highly esteemed game fish and 

 can be taken in all sorts of ways spoon, phantom, natural bait, 

 artificial flies, etc. Mary Trowbridge Townsend writes of it in the 

 Firehole River: 



The father of the Pacific trout, the blackspotted "cutthroat" with the scarlet 

 splotch on his lower jaw, was most in evidence, with long symmetrical body, grad- 



