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locked salmon. A fourth, the largest of the lot, was 

 hooked, but broke the line and escaped." 



CHAPTER XIV. 



OTHER TROUTS. 



BROWN TROUT (Salmo fario). 



And now I write of a fish which is a naturalized citi- 

 zen, but, being a recent importation, has not taken the 

 rank among us which it will work up to in future years. 

 Confidence is said to be a plant of slow growth, and so 

 is reputation. Recently Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of 

 the London "Fishing Gazette," said that he believed 

 the brov r n trout, Salmo fario, to be the best trout in the 

 world. I agree with him. 



Those who believe that nothing can possibly come 

 from Europe which may excel any native product, and 

 allow prejudice to shut out all things not indigenous to 

 America, will, of course, object to this statement. Let 

 us compare the handsome char which we call "brook 

 trout" with its kinsman, the brown trout, which is not 

 a highly colored, fine-scaled "char," but is in the genus 

 Salmo a coarser fish, if you will, but a grand one. 



In support of this opinion I will quote an article from 

 my pen, written in 1887, in the Bulletin of the United 



