CHAPTER VIII 

 THE COLORATION OF TROUT 



In the matter of fly-fishing, anglers in the past have 

 given little consideration to the subject of trout colora- 

 tion, what causes it and how it is developed; and this has 

 been due probably to their not realizing that a knowledge 

 of this subject, if properly applied, would add materially 

 to their success. 



It is with the hope and desire that I can interest an- 

 glers, at least to some extent, in the coloration of trout that 

 I have written this chapter, because I know from many 

 years of experience that a knowledge of this subject often 

 spells success where a lack of it spells failure. 



The Charr, genus Salvelinus, has by nature greater 

 coloration than the Trout, genus Salmo ; the differences in 

 coloration, both in degree and character, are occasioned 

 by the Charr having a greater variety and quantity of cer- 

 tain dominant pigment colors than the Trout. 



There are four well-defined degrees of coloration. 

 They are called dark, subdued, light and brilliant, and 

 each degree as portrayed by the different species is pro- 

 duced and developed by the same conditions and elements 

 working in unison. The character of the coloration, how- 



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