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pleuriticus), and the yellow-fin trout (Salmo mykiss mac- 

 donaldi), all of which are handsome game fishes of great 

 food value. 



The Scotch lake trout, or Loch Leven trout (Salmo 

 trutta levenensis), and the European brown trout or brook 

 trout, or Von Behr trout (Salmo fario), were introduced 

 into this country a few years ago by the U. S. Fish com- 

 mission, and they have since become widely distributed in 

 this country. 



European sea trout in small numbers, also called sal- 

 mon trout (Salmo trutta), have been introduced, while the 

 species called the Swiss lake trout, European charr, or sai- 

 bling (Salvelinus alpinus), has been propagated on a small 

 scale. 



The Michigan grayling (Thymallus ontariensis) is nat- 

 urally found in some of the streams of Michigan, although 

 it is caught in limited numbers from other waters. It is 

 one of the most attractive of fresh-water fishes, and is a 

 game fighter from start to finish. The Montana gray- 

 ling (Thymallus ontariensis montanus) inhabits a limited 

 region in the headwaters of the Missouri river, and is quite 

 abundant in some streams. The Artie grayling (Thymal- 

 lus signifer) ranges from the Mackenzie River westward 

 through Alaska and northward to the Arctic Ocean. 



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The Muskellunge: 



; The "Muskie," as this, the largest member of the pike 

 family, is familiarly called, is one of our best game fish, 

 ranking right up in the front rank as a fighter, and there- 

 fore is a great favorite with the average angler. It's 

 scientific name is "Lucius masquinongy. " It reaches a 

 maximum weight of about 80 pounds, but the average 

 weight is something like 25 or 30 pounds. It ranges thru 

 the Great Lakes, Upper Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, 

 and lakes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Ontario 

 and elsewhere. 



