mit of the fall, dash off like a flash into the full strength of the down- 

 current, from whence the fish was steered into a little cove, and there, 

 fighting until strength was gone, finally lay exhausted on the surface. 



Other varieties of the salmon family, differing mainly in size and 

 form, with the same general characteristics, do not require special de- 

 scription here. On the Pacific coast there are several species more or 

 less prized among the anglers of that section. 



A western writer classifies the salmon of the Pacific into five species, 

 namely: the quinnat, or tyee salmon; the kisutch, or blue-back salmon; 

 the nerka, or sawqui salmon; the keta, or cultus salmon; the quillayute, 

 or oolahan salmon. The first two species, and the last-named, afford 

 good sport, their respective value as game fish being indicated by the 

 order in which they are named. Trolling and still fishing are the 

 principal methods of capture. The quinnat salmon often attains a weight 

 of one hundred pounds, the blue-back salmon twenty pounds, and the 

 quillayute about six pounds. 



Of the smaller species, allied to the common brook trout, there are 

 three that may be referred to as distinct in the region westward of the 

 Rocky Mountains. These species are the California brook trout or 

 rainbow trout; the Rocky Mountain or Yellowstone trout, and the Rio 

 Grande trout. The habitat of each is indicated by its name, and their 

 general character is very similar to the brook trout, the principal differ- 

 ence being in coloration. Many local names are given, as salmon trout, 

 lake trout, bull trout, sea trout, glacier trout, yellowstone trout, geyser 

 trout, cannibal trout, and the like, each having reference to some place or 

 pecuHaritv distinguishin^^some one of the three species. 



■^^HE CHANNEL BASS. 



"But bright, O Florida, the waning year 

 Smiles o'er thy waters and thy cloud-lands clear; 

 The fowler comes thy swarming flocks to thin. 

 The angler comes the luring spoon to spin, 

 To take by sandy beach or marshy grass 

 The tarpon, grouper, or the channel bass." 



The channel bass is a familiar and highly prized fish in the waters off 

 the southern coast of the United States, where it is known as the red 

 drum by Virginia anglers, the spotted bass by South Carolina fishermen, 

 and the red bass by natives of Georgia and Florida. 



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