TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



THE STEELHEAD TROUT 



Genus: Salmo, Species: Rivularis, 



The Steelhead Trout is a native of the streams of Cali- 

 fornia, Oregon and Washington; it "is found in the coast- 

 wise streams of California and in the streams of Oregon 

 and Washington, below the great Shoshone Falls of Snake 

 River, and northward in Alaska along the mainland as 

 far as Skaguay. The steelhead trout reach a large size 

 (lo to 20 pounds). They spend a large part of their life 

 in the sea. In all the true steelheads the head is relatively 

 very short, its length being contained about five times in 

 the distance from tip of snout to base of caudal fin. The 

 scales in the steelhead are always small, about 150 in a 

 linear series, and there is no red under the throat. The 

 spots on the dorsal fin are fewer in the steelhead (4 to 6 

 rows) than in the other American trout." 



Some anglers consider the Steelhead the most gamy of 

 all trout, but this is probably due to the fact that it breaks 

 water repeatedly when hooked. It rises eagerly to the 

 artificial fly, strikes boldly, and is a good fighter. 



Sub-species of Salmo-rivularis 



The Kamloops Trout 

 ( Salmo-rivularis-kamloops) 



David Starr Jordan and Barton Warren Evermann, 

 in their book, entitled "American Food and Game Fishes," 

 published by Doubleday, Page & Company, say : 



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