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mate brothers of the family fontinalis little salmon 

 of the streams. 



Trout in the sea feed on shrimp, the spawn of herring, 

 and on the entrails of cod and other species of fishes 

 thrown away by market fishermen. 



If the sea-going trout did not eat the spawn of the 

 herring, herring would be too. plentiful for Nature's 

 even-distribution arrangement. The sea trout is 

 gorged with herring spawn, which lies in heaps like 

 so much sawdust on the shores and shallow places of 

 the ocean. Cod spawn and milt float on the water's 

 surface; the spawn of the herring sinks. 



The sea trout fresh from the streams is plump, has 

 bright red spots, and is in ordinary color when it goes 

 to sea; when it returns to the streams, though bigger 

 (longer) and stronger, it is comparatively thin, and is 

 of white or silver- sheened shade. 



Prof. George Brown Goode (American Fishes) : 

 1 ' The identity of the Canadian sea trout and the brook 

 trout is still denied by many, though the decision of 

 competent authorities has settled the question beyond 

 doubt." 



Eugene McCarthy (Familiar Fish) : " Many Anglers 

 are now turning their attention to catching sea trout, 

 either on account of the novelty of the sport or because 

 they believe that they are taking a new variety of fish. 

 That there is novelty in such fishing cannot be denied, 

 but that the fish is new in any way certainly can be. 

 . . . There is no doubt that the sea trout and the brook 

 trout are one and the same fish. It is broadly claimed 

 that any of the trout can live as well in salt water as 

 they can in fresh water, and everything seems to prove 

 the claim to be correct. All trout grow to a larger 

 size in salt water than in the brooks or rivers, and they 



