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Large-mouth bass have been known to weigh as high 

 as 23 pounds. Not infrequently, we are told, they are tak- 

 en from the San Marcos River, Texas, weighing 12 to 15 

 pounds, while six and eight pound bass in the southern 

 tributaries of the Mississippi and in the inland lakes of 

 Florida excite no surprise. 



The small-mouth only attains a weight of 5 or 6 pounds 

 at a maximum, 2 1-2 pounds perhaps exceeding the average 

 size. 



Rock bass usually weigh only from a half pound to 

 three-quarters of a pound, but some attain one pound, and 

 exceptions to the rule weigh as high as 3 pounds. 



The crappie and the strawberry bass will, generally, 

 not exceed one pound in weight, but some have been 

 caught that Aveighed as much as three pounds. 



MISCELLANEOUS FRESH WATER FISHES: 



In addition to the fresh-water and anadromous fishes 

 described in the foregoing pages, there are a number of 

 others, including some species which have been introduced 

 into this country from Europe. 



Minor Trouts and the Grayling: 



Salmo mykiss, or black-spotted trout is somewhat 

 similar to the European sea trout or salmon trout (Salmo 

 trutta) and in various parts of its range possesses the same 

 half-migratory habits. This species is widely distributed, 

 quite abundant and varies greatly in color and structure. 

 Its range extends from Alaska to Mexico, being abundant 

 in the streams of the Coast Range, Sierra Nevada, and 

 Rocky Mountains, and also in some of the lakes in the same 

 regions. It attains a w r eight of 30 pounds, with an average 

 much less. 



Then there is the Lake Tahoe or Truckee trout (Salmo 

 mykiss henshawi) ; the Colorado River trout (Salmon mykiss 



