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to feed, and measure an inch and a half in two months, when they begin to show — 
the spots and bars of the “ Parr.’ This stage persists till the second .or third © 
spring, when the Parr has become seven to eight inches in length, and then it 
makes its way towards the sea as a “Smolt,’ exchanging its bright colours for 
the uniform silvery coat of the new stage. The length of time which the smolt 
lives in the sea varies from four to twenty-eight months; it returns to its native 
river as a “Grilse,” and in the case of the male has by this time attained sexual 
maturity. The grilse phase is marked by a slenderer body, smaller head, more 
forked tail, and bluish spots, while the weight may vary from two to six pounds, 
The land-locked Salmon above referred. to—the Winninish or Ouananiche 
of the Indian—so abundant in Lake St. John, probably also oceurs in suitable 
places in Ontario. Hallock in the Sportsman’s Gazetteer speaks of the so-called 
Salmon Trout of the Stony Lake region as land-locked salmon and as identical 
with those of Lake St. Jonn. Mr. H.T. Strickland, writing through Mr. Justice 
Falconbridge, observes that these fish were first recognized as land-locked Salmon 
by Seth Green. They live in the deeper parts of the lakes only coming into 
shallow water at the end of October or the beginning of Noven:ber to their spawn- 
ing beds. They frequent swift currents when the ice breaks up in spring and 
may then be taken by rod and line with live bait. Is is possible that in certain 
instances these larger trout from the inland lakes may be varieties of the next 
species. 
The Lake Trout or Lake Salmon Trout and the Brook Trout both belong to 
the genus Salvelinus, but the larger species (S. namaycush) has a distinct toothed 
crest onthe vomer. Its colouration is for the most part dark grey, with paler grey 
spots, the dorsal and caudal fins being reticulated with darker markings. There 
is considerable colour variation recognized by the fishermen: thus the Truites de 
Greve are those dull coloured ones from muddy bottoms; the Truites des Battures 
are prettily mottled ones from rocky shores, while the Truites du Large are 
silvery-coated individuals from deep water. 
The Namaycush (its Indian name) attains a length of over three feet and a 
weight of 20 to 30 lbs. and upwards, which it undoubtedly owes to the succulent 
whitefish and herring on which it preys. It is by no means confined to the chain 
of great lakes, but is found in all large bodies of fresh water. A variety from 
the deeper waters of Lake Superior, the Siscowet, is said to be a. very superior 
food fish, at least in its salted condition, to the Namaycush and differs from it in its 
smaller size (44 to 5 lbs.), its less frequency, more silvery colouring, as well as in 
its shorter and broader head, the eyes being near the end of the nose and further 
apart than in the Namaycush. The flesh is extremely fat, to which circumstance 
its Indian name is due. 
The Lake Trout spawn late in October, before the Whitefish, coming into 
comparatively shallow water,and depositing their large eggs in the crevices of rocky 
reefs, where they remain till hatched early in spring. 
The average weight of the fish taken in the gill nets is 5 to 15 Ibs., but indi- 
viduals may attain dimensions second only to those of the Sturgeon. A 20 lb. 
trout has been found with 13 herrings in its stomach, an indication of the voracity 
to which they owe their rapid growth. 
Accessibility to an abundant supply of food appears to have a similar effect 
on the size of the Brook Trout (S. fontinalis), for in the Neepigon, fish up to 
seventeen pounds in weight have been secured, and sea-run individuals (Sea-Trout) 
frequently weigh 6 and 8 lbs. Generally speaking, however, in small streams 
and ponds the trout rarely attain more than a pound in weight. ; 
