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rivers, the bright colorings not only return, but 

 actually appear to be more beautiful than those of the 

 trout that always remain in fresh water. . . . But 

 little attention, comparatively speaking, has been 

 given to sea trout, principally because their nature 

 was not understood, and, in fact, but little has been 

 said or written in regard to them to arouse interest. 

 The lessees of the sea trout streams on Long Island 

 are very enthusiastic over the fishing they secure, as 

 are those sportsmen who have sought it in Canada. 

 The Canadian rivers are now more quickly and easily 

 reached than formerly, and as the fish are rapidly 

 acquiring fame they are bound to become much 

 sought after by Anglers. However, sea trout fishing is 

 but fishing for brook trout under different conditions, 

 and amid varied surroundings. They offer, however, 

 two extra inducements they are more plentiful and 

 usually average larger. " 



Charles Hallock (Sportsman's Gazetteer) refers to the 

 common theory that sea trout (Canada) are merely a 

 clan or detachment of the brook trout which have 

 temporarily left their fresh- water haunts for the sea; 

 then Mr. Hallock asks: "But, if we must accept this 

 as a postulate, we must be permitted to ask why the 

 same peculiarities do not attach to the trout of Maine, 

 Cape Cod, and Long Island? Why do we not discover 

 here this periodical midsummer advent and * run ' of 

 six weeks' duration; and why are only isolated in- 

 dividuals taken in the salt-water pound nets and fykes 

 of Long Island, etc., instead of thousands, as in 

 Canada? Moreover, the Canadian sea trout are never 

 taken in the small streams, but only in rivers of consid- 

 erable size, and the same trout uniformly return to the 

 same river, just as salmon do at least, we infer so 



