TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



an angler could kill in any one day should not exceed ten, 

 and it would be much wiser if the limit were placed at a 

 lower figure. The law, however, should permit the fly- 

 fishing angler to catch, and not kill, as many as his ability 

 or skill permits. 



It would also be a good thing if all fishable trout waters, 

 except small brooks, were restricted solely to fly-fishing 

 with the artificial fly. 



There are two groups of game fish found in North 

 America which have been indiscriminately called 

 TROUT; they both belong to the SALMONIDAE (The 

 Salmon Family): one is the genus Salvelinus (The 

 Charr), the other the genus Salmo (The Trout). 



That these two groups have been called TROUT is 

 largely, if not entirely, due to anglers who, in years gone 

 by, have known little or nothing about the different species 

 and sub-species, as their time was given up almost entirely 

 to catching, not studying, the fish. 



Undoubtedly, the name TROUT will always be given 

 alike to the Charr and the real Trout by anglers in this 

 country, and it matters little whether this is so or not; but 

 for those who have any desire to know the facts about these 

 game fish the following may prove of some interest. 



There are distributed over the different sections of 

 North America some thirty-six or more native game fish 

 which are called trout, most of which will rise more or 

 less readily to the artificial fly. 



In addition to these there has been imported from 

 Europe two other trout, one is a species and the other a 



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