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for the trout fisher the science of arti- 

 ficial fish culture has advanced to 

 such an extent that depleted streams 

 are replenished, and evefi the brooks 

 formerly barren of these game fish, 

 have been stocked so that where nat- 

 ural advantages exist, the local, state 

 and federal hatcheries have in many 

 instances supplied the deficiency, to 

 the benefit of the public in general, 

 and the angling fraternity in particu- 

 lar. 



In size the genuine brook trout 

 reaches ten pounds or more, the 

 largest specimens being found in the 

 waters of the big rivers of Maine, the 

 far-famed Nipigon, over the border in 

 Canada, and the cold waters of sim- 

 ilar streams and some of the lakes 

 near the northern boundary of the 

 United States. The average, of 

 course, is much smaller, and in the 

 ordinary trout stream a gamy speci- 

 men of one pound is a prize, while a 

 two-pounder is of greater rarity, and a 

 three-pound fish something to awaken 

 the envy of all local rodsters. 



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