THE KAMLOOPS TROUT 201 



distinct species is questionable. Taking the natural 

 history as we find it, the following is the classification : 

 The common trout {Salmo naykiss). The steel-head 

 {Salmo gardneri) ; the Kamloops {Salmo Kamloops) ; 

 the Great Lake trout {Cristvomer namaycush) ; the 

 Dolly Varden {Salvelimis agassisii) ; and the brook 

 trout {Salvelinus fontinahis). The steel-head is 

 very like the European salmon. It is migratory and 

 spawns in the rivers, and like the latter returns to the 

 sea. It runs up to 20 lbs. in weight. It frequents 

 the mouths of rivers, but is also found in lakes. In 

 the Okanagan and Kootenay lakes the steel-head is 

 said to remain without returning to the sea. 



The Kamloops trout is classed as another species, 

 but many naturalists confess to the difficulty of 

 differentiating it. Its scales are much smaller than 

 those of the steel-head, and it is marked with diminu- 

 tive black spots almost absent from the latter. 

 The caudal fin is broad and forked, the dorsal is set 

 rather low on the back. Its tint is dark olive on the 

 top, bright silvery below the middle, with a broad 

 light rose-coloured band. The back is covered with 

 pin-head black spots, becoming more numerous 

 posterially. The dorsal and caudal are thickly 

 covered with these marks, but few are found on 

 the adipose, and the lower fins are quite plain. 



The Great Lake trout is spotted with grey, its 

 body covered with thick skin. It runs to a large size 

 and averages 15 to 20 lbs. It is found in the great 



