TROUT HABITS; LURES AND USE 



fly-fisherman's Elysian period. Most success 

 then is generally had from the rapids or riffles, 

 or just at the foot of rifts; though the largest 

 trout are oftenest caught in pools "holes" of 

 whatever size at any time, the "whoppers" 

 monopolizing the deepest and coolest places; 

 but there may be a pair, male and female, "at 

 home" in one choice spot. 



Upon occasion large trout will go foraging at 

 night, chasing minnows up into the shallows. 

 As the sun becomes hotter the fish again take to 

 the deeper pools and to spring-holes or pools 

 at the junction of some inflowing smaller and 

 colder stream. 



We recently enjoyed the opportunity of 

 studying an amusing demonstration of trout 

 traits. A small spring feeder brook, which 

 joined the main stream just below camp served 

 as our refrigerator and drinking supply. We 

 had partially dammed this at one point and 

 deepened the hole above. Where it cut in under 

 the bank, near a projecting small rock, a baby 

 trout about two inches long had settled himself. 

 (Young fish are called "fry" until they attain a 

 length of several inches, when they are "finger- 

 lings.") Whenever a pail of water was dipped, 

 upstream he would dart for some ten feet, only 

 to return to his original position shortly after 

 things had quieted down. When upon occasion 

 a still smaller troutlet would come too near his 

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