TROUT HABITS; LURES AND USE 



best times for fly-fishing both in lakes and 

 streams just before spawning. 



Spawning grounds are located mostly in the 

 headwaters of smaller, tributary streams. [Here 

 is a hint to fish well up on the headwaters as 

 the open season wanes the fish are ascending.] 



Winter Habitat (Nov. 1 to April 1). Spawn- 

 ing season over, in deepest water; burrow in 

 mud. Dark coloration. 



Spring Habitat (April 1 to June 15). Shallow, 

 medium depth, along shore, on shoals or bars. 

 Subdued coloration. 



Summer Habitat (June 15 to Aug. 15). Me- 

 dium and deep water, not so deep as Winter; 

 under-surface feeding, most shy. Bright color- 

 ation. 



Fall Habitat (Aug. 15 to Nov. 1). Medium 

 and shallow water, lightish bottoms. Brilliant 

 coloration ["nuptial dress"]. 



The spawning process is thus accomplished: 

 The female scoops out a nest in the gravel by 

 fanning with her tail and moving the larger 

 pebbles in her mouth or with her nose, and 

 deposits the eggs. The male, hovering near, 

 ejects his milt upon them. Only a very small 

 per-cent are productive, owing to destruction 

 by minnows and various other spawn-eating 

 creatures. Both male and female trouts leave 

 the eggs entirely unprotected after spawning; 

 but bass watch their nest vigilantly. 

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