Lake Tahoe Trout ; Truckee Trout; "Pogy;" "Snipe" 



seen jumping in various places; usually as many as 15 or 20 

 could be seen at any moment. They would take the trolling-spoon 

 readily, and proved very gamy fish. 



Lake Tahoe Trout; Truckee Trout; "Pogy"; 



"Snipe" 



Salmo henshawi Gill & Jordan 



This interesting trout is found in western Nevada and neigh- 

 bouring parts of California in the region comprised in the basin of 

 the old post-Tertiary Lake Lahontan. It is known from Lakes Tahoe, 

 Pyramid, Webber, Conner and Independence; also from, the 

 Truckee, Humboldt and Carson rivers, and from most streams on 

 the east slope of the Sierras. It is also found in the head- 

 waters of the Feather River, where it has probably been introduced. 



The Tahoe trout reaches a weight of 3 to 6 pounds, 

 is a food and game fish of considerable importance, and is often 

 seen in the San Francisco markets. It spawns in the spring, 

 entering the shallow water of the streams for that purpose. 



Head 3f; depth 4; D. 1 1 ; A. 12; scales 27 to 37-160 to 184- 

 27 to 37, usually about 170 in a longitudinal series; caudal fin 

 short, rather strongly forked. Colour, dark green in the pure 

 waters of Lake Tahoe; pale green in the salty waters of Pyramid 

 Lake; side silvery, with a strong shade of coppery red; back 

 about equally spotted before and behind, the spots large and 

 mostly round; spots on side rather distant; belly generally with 

 round spots; head with large black spots above, some even on 

 snout and lower jaw; dorsal and caudal fins spotted; a few large 

 spots on anal; red dashes on lower jaw present; young less 

 spotted. 



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