HIS MAJESTY THE BROOK TROUT 



Without a doubt, I feel like tacking the blue rib- 

 bon on the brook trout for being the wisest, liveliest 

 and gamest of the fresh-water fish. For downright 

 nerve and fight he is in a class by himself and he 

 carries more tricks in his tail than any other fish. 

 He is truly an American and of a sturdy type that 

 can forage a living in any stream or spring-fed lake 

 that is cool. Although he does not grow as large 

 as his cousin, the rainbow trout from the West, or 

 his foreign relative, the brown, or German trout, for 

 his small size and weight he puts up the keenest fight 

 of the trout family. 



The trout is trim-built, with graceful lines, and 

 his constant battle with swift currents makes him a 

 strong, husky youngster. As a general thing he is 

 found in the small flowing streams where the water 

 is cold and fresh, while the rainbow and brown trout 

 can thrive in warmer and deeper streams as well as 

 lakes. As a rule I have found the rainbow and 

 brown trout in the roily waters below falls, in the 

 swift rapids, and the brook trout in the quieter pools, 

 especially those with grassy beds. The trout is a 

 rapacious feeder, and takes his food from the sur- 



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