54 Fishcraft 



The Brown Trout 



The brown trout, a European spe- 

 cies, introduced in American streams 

 a number of years ago, is very hardy 

 and has multiplied greatly, in the 

 brooks and small rivers of a few east- 

 ern states, especially. Opinions differ 

 with reference to its desirability or 

 practical benefit as an addition to the 



Brown Trout. 



game fishes of the fresh waters of the 

 United States, in streams where na- 

 tive trout naturally thrive. The 

 brown trout is very combative, a vig- 

 orous fighter, whether in contest with 

 trout of other species, or when hooked, 

 therefore, although not so handsome 

 as either the speckled brook trout or 

 the rainbow trout, it is likely to be the 

 survivor in a finish fight with the two 

 native species, according to observa- 



