TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 



THE BROWN TROUT 



Genus : Salmo, Species : Fario, 



The Brown Trout is the brook-trout of Europe and is 

 the principal trout of England and Germany, but is not a 

 native of America. 



It has been imported into this country, planted in 

 eastern waters and from these waters it has been trans- 

 planted to some western waters, seeming to thrive in both 

 places. 



The Brown Trout, from several standpoints, is with- 

 out doubt the least attractive of all the species of trout 

 found in America which rise to a fly. 



Its coloring or marking is poor indeed when com- 

 pared with other trout. It is of a dirty brown color, shad- 

 ing off to a yellow on the lower sides with a white belly ; 

 it has comparatively few red spots in addition to the black 

 ones and the scales are large, which gives an appearance 

 of coarseness and a lack of that beauty which character- 

 izes other trout. 



It is a game trout, but less so than nearly if not all of 

 the other species, and I say this notwithstanding the fact 

 that some few anglers (mostly dry-fly men) have cried 

 early and late its game qualities. 



It rises readily to the fly and strikes with some force; 

 but when hooked, after a short struggle, during which it 

 often breaks water two or three times, it gives up, and is 

 quite easily and quickly landed. 



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