FONTINALIS 



trout one that has begun life with a 

 superior mental and physical equip- 

 ment, has been favoured by fortune, has 

 made the most of his opportunities, and 

 has early learned to prey upon his kind ? 

 Given such conditions how long will this 

 lord of his tribe continue to grow, and 

 what size will he attain? 



The very word " trout" is one that 

 cannot be used without apology and ex- 

 planation. It is commonly known that 

 the brook trout of North America, sal- 

 velinus fontinalis, is of the charr and 

 not of the trout family, but the name is 

 probably too firmly fixed to be dislodged. 

 More unfortunately still the word is 

 ignorantly or carelessly used to cover all 

 the native charrs, including among 

 others the salmon trout, namaycush and 

 siscowet, the different species of salve- 

 linus, and the true indigenous trout of 

 the west, irideus. To complicate the 

 matter further a host of local names are 

 in use, so that where fishermen from dif- 



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