TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



''In isolated streams with a bottom of red granite at the head- 

 waters of the Kern are three species called 'golden trout,' all small 

 and all brilliantly colored, each of these species being indepen- 

 dently derived from Salmo gilberti, the special traits fixed through 

 isolation." 



Sub-species of Salmo-gilberti 



The Golden Trout of South Fork, 



Kern River, California 



{Salmo-gilberti-aguabonita) 



This trout is a native of the creek from w^hich it de- 

 rives its name. The South Fork of the Kern River is 

 in Kern and Tulare Counties, California, and is about 

 one hundred and ten miles almost directly north of Los 

 Angeles. 



The Golden Trout of Soda 



Creek, California 



{Salmo-gilberti-whitei) 



This trout is a native of Soda creek, which is to the 

 southeast of Clear Lake in the extreme southern part of 

 Lake Colusa County, California, and about seventy-five 

 miles almost directly north of San Francisco. 



The Golden Trout of Volcano 



Creek, California 



(Salmo-gilberti-roosevelti) 



This trout is a native of Volcano creek, from which it 

 receives its name. 



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