THE OUANANICHE AND THE SEA TROUT 37 



ocean. The flesh of the ouananiche, while of the 

 same color and texture as that of the salmon, is much 

 leaner, not having the thick layers of fat found in 

 the latter when just run up from the sea. A possi- 

 ble explanation of this may be found in the fact that 

 the salmon does not feed at all from the time it 

 enters fresh water until it again reaches the ocean. 

 Therefore Nature provides it with this great quantity 

 of fat to live upon. 



The methods of artificially hatching the ouanan- 

 iche vary but little, if at ail, from those followed 

 with the other Salmoiddce. Perhaps not quite so 

 large a proportion of the eggs are hatched out as in 

 the case of the other species, for the reason that a 

 large number are diseased in some way. The occur- 

 rence of white eggs among the normally colored 

 healthy ones is very common, and occasionally the 

 entire lot from a fish is defective. This may be 

 caused by disease or lack of development. 



Many anglers are now turning their attention to 

 catching sea trout, either on account of the novelty 

 of the sport or because they believe that they are 

 taking a new variety of fish. That there is novelty 

 in such fishing can not be denied, but that the fish is 

 new in any way certainly can be. For a number of 

 years there was much diversity of opinion among 

 authorities as to the identity of this member of the 



