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but irrespective of this the large trout them- 

 selves often strike more deliberately than do 

 small ones. Southard says they rarely rise to 

 the artificial fly a second time the same day [if 

 pricked]; which means that they do sometimes. 



The swift-water trout is liable to be lighter 

 colored and slimmer than the denizen of the 

 dark, deep, shaded pool, which often is chunky 

 and of very dark color this referring to the 

 same species in the same stream. Under cer- 

 tain conditions spotted trout (fontinalis) may 

 spend a good part of their existence, like sal- 

 mon, in salt water sea-trout (but the steelhead 

 trout of the West is a sea-going rainbow); they 

 then grow heavy very quickly and change color- 

 ation, losing their spots. In lakes and ponds all 

 trout and bass are largely ground feeders be- 

 cause they find most of their food near the 

 bottom. Other interesting observations, by Mr. 

 Southard (Trout Fly -Fishing in America), are 

 as follows: 



Rise most readily to artificial fly when they 

 have been and are feeding and almost gorged. 

 [Apparently regard the surface fly as a delicacy 

 or sort of dessert see further explanation 

 ahead, in discussing "bulging" trout.] 



Large "rolling" fish taken only on sunken fly. 



Use larger flies in early Spring, numbers 4 to 

 6, when the fishes' sight is poor. 



September (when open season) one of the 

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