Favorite Fish and Fishing 



Varieties of species of golden trout have been estab- 

 lished by Dr. Evermann: 



Golden Trout of Soda Creek (Salmo 

 tvhitei), 



Golden Trout of South Fork of Kern 

 River (Salmo agua-bonita), 



Golden Trout of Volcano Creek (Salmo 

 rooseveldti} . 



These trout are all small, averaging six 

 to eight inches, but are quite gamy and 

 very free biters. The golden trout of Vol- 

 cano Creek is the handsomest and gamest. 

 Of this fish Dr. Evermann says : 



"This is the most beautiful of all the 

 trouts; the brilliancy and richness of the 

 coloration is not equaled in any other 

 known species. . . In form it is no less 

 beautiful; its lines are perfect, the fins large 

 and well proportioned, and the caudal 

 peduncle strong; all fitting it admirably 

 for life in the turbulent waters in which it 

 dwells. It is a small fish, however. The 

 largest example collected by us was eleven 

 and one-fourth inches in total length, and 

 the heaviest one weighed ten ounces, 

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