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be shown later ; but one is rewarded for his labors, as 

 it is a particularly fine table fish. Its flesh is of either 

 a light pink or yellow shade, and it is usually boiled. 

 With the whitefish it is unquestionably the most 

 noted fresh-water food fish. 



The lake trout can readily be recognized from the 

 brief description given above. There is no other fish 

 that resembles it in any way. 



There are several minor trouts to be mentioned to 

 complete the subject, but as they are not at all plenti- 

 ful, or are only found in special localities remote from 

 the Atlantic seaboard, a detailed description is not 

 necessary. Such are the cutthroat of the Rocky 

 Mountains and the Pacific coast ; the Tahoe trout ; the 

 steelhead trout of California ; the Loch Leven trout, 

 a few of which were introduced by the United States 

 Fish Commission ; the blue-back trout of Maine ; the 

 red-spotted trout, or Dolly Yarden, of the West; the 

 saibling of Europe, and its near relative, the Sunapee, 

 or golden trout. The last named is found only in Suna- 

 pee Lake, New Hampshire, and one lake in Maine, 

 and is in reality one of the most charming of the 

 trout family. 



Properly speaking, the grayling should be men- 

 tioned in connection with the Salmonidce. Unfortu- 

 nately, its habitat is confined to a very limited area of 

 country, and it is therefore known to but comparatively 



