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some game fish, over all fishes of fresh 

 water-* the salmon excepted, and 

 some writers are inclined to give the 

 latter doubtful credit in this line, from 

 the fact that, although the sport of 

 salmon fishing is pursued on inland 

 waters, the sea is the habitat for the 

 greater part of the year, therefore this 

 royal member of the popular family of 

 fishes is, from the viewpoint named, 

 not strictly a rival of the bonnie brook 

 trout. 



And so, without attempting to de- 

 cide the relative claims of the two 

 species of magnificent fresh water fish, 

 or prove the full right of the salmon 

 to recognition as a game fish of this 

 class, although, in truth it is seldom 

 pursued with rod and line in the sea 

 - the trout fisher may well go on his 

 way rejoicing in a pastime delightful 

 to men of fame in all walks of life 

 from an era long previous to that of 

 Isaak Walton, down to that of Daniel 

 Webster, and later, of many notable 

 Americans. 



Of the famous trout lakes in Maine 

 and the Adirondack region in north- 



