Its range is from the Sacramento river north, and its 

 spawning-grounds the small streams up which it never 

 extends any great distance from the salt water. 



Head, quite pike-like in shape and therefore much 

 longer and slimmer than the Chinook. Back, dirty 

 brown, with the sides of much the same color, but of 

 a lighter tint; fins, very dark; very few distinct spots, 

 with those showing very small; gills, 13 or 14. 



Tackle and Lure The Pacific salmon are only caught 

 by trolling. They will take a spoon, or any live bait. 

 The most successful lure, however, is a sardine, or 

 other small fish of six to eight inches in length. Pass 

 the hook through both eyes, take a half hitch around 

 the head, insert the point of the hook in the gill and 

 by bending the fish in the shape of the hook bring the 

 point out about an inch and a half or two inches from 

 the tail. This allows the fish to remain curved, and 

 gives it a revolving motion while trolling, resembling 

 a live, though disabled fish. 



A salmon rod should consist of a butt 14 to 16 inches 

 in length, with a hand piece in front of the reel; tip, 

 6 feet long and not to weigh more than 7 ounces; line 

 not to exceed standard 12-thread. With fishes weighing 

 from 40 pounds and upward, 300 feet of line can be used 

 to advantage. 



THE RAINBOW TROUT 

 (Salmo irideus) 



There are at least four distinct species of trout; that 

 is, trout proper and chars, now common to the coast. 

 One of these, the Eastern brook trout, is the result of 

 artificial hatching and distribution. These, as well as 

 the rainbow, and to lesser extent the cut-throat, have 

 been so widely distributed by the state fish commis- 

 sion and private hatcheries that to attempt to give the 

 present habitat of the several species would be sure 

 to result in many errors which might be confounding. 

 The Eastern brook trqut has taken kindly to our waters 

 and seem to be doing well in all suitable streams. 

 Several other foreign species of trout have been intro- 

 duced into our waters as well as these, among which are 

 the Loch Loven, the German brown trout and the Mack- 

 inaw, but the success of their acclimatization has yet 

 to be fully determined, though the Loch Leven and 

 German brown seem to be doing well in the higher 

 streams. 



The Eastern brook trout and the native species, 

 known as dolly varden, are chars and belong to the 

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