26 FAMILIAR FISH, THEIR HABITS AND CAPTURE 



of this fish were sent to the United States from both 

 England and Germany. These were successfully 

 hatched out, and a number of the hatcheries now 

 raise some each year. They are much more vora- 

 cious than either the brook or rainbow trout, and con- 

 stantly devour small trout fry and fish even their 

 own kind. It is not wise, therefore, to plant them in 

 the same waters with other trout. They are easily 

 distinguished from the brook or rainbow varieties. 

 The back and sides are decidedly brown, the back 

 having many black spots instead of the vermicula- 

 tions of the brook trout. The sides are beautifully 

 spotted with red, and the belly is silvery white. 



In shallow streams and rivers, except perhaps dur- 

 ing the spawning season, trout of any of the varieties 

 rarely exceed two or three pounds in weight ; in fact 

 the average would be considerably under one pound. 

 In deep-water lakes, such as the Rangeleys of Maine 

 and the lakes of the Canadian wilderness, the brook 

 trout has been taken of all weights up to and over ten 

 pounds. In California waters rainbows of twelve 

 pounds have frequently been taken. Brown trout of 

 ten to eleven pounds have been caught in hatchery 

 waters. 



Another prominent member of the salmon family, 

 one especially esteemed as a food fish, is the lake 

 trout. It is frequently and improperly called a sal- 



