The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-16
THE EUROPEAN BRoWN TROUT.
Some Facts About it's Succ ssfu Introduce
 ton Into Connecticut streams.


 Some Facts About it's succ ssful Introduce ton Into Connecticut streams.
 Fish Commissioner R. E. Follett en. tertained number of his friends the other evening, at fish dinner Besides
 Commissioner Follett there was present
 MT. Nickerson of West Cornwall, MT
 Fred Williams of New Milford; Repre-
 sentative Taber of. Plaintield, a member
 of the fisheries committee; Chief Clerk
 R. s. Hinman of the secretary of state's
 office; Allen W. Paige of Biringham
 and J. M. Davis, an enthusiastic trout
 fisherman of this city As may have
 been inferred from this list of names
 the occasion was something more than
 a feast to please the palate of the epi-
 cure. As a matter of fact it was planned
 by Commissioner Follett with view of
 introducing to these gentlemen the mer-
 its of the salmo faT'io, better known as
 the brown trout or the Von Behr trout.
 the native trout of Europe Mir Follett
 has been largely influential in introduc-
 ing this fish into the streams of Con-
 nectieut for which 1t seems peculiarly
 adapted. The specimen under consider ation the other evening was four years
 old, and weighed exactly five pounds. It was served boiled with Hollandaise sauce, and all who had the pleasure of partaking pronounced it a fine edible fish, fully equal to the brook trout
 As has been said, the brown trout Is a native of Europe, and the first eggs were sent to the United States fish com mission by Baron Von Behr hence it's name. It is peculiarly adapted to our streams from the fact that it's growth is more rapid, and that 1t will live and thrive in streams which have been abandoned by the common brook trout. MT. Follett states that the brown trout will stand temperature of at least five degrees higher than the brook trout. and it's growth is almost twice Is rapid. In the spring of 1S93 120,000 fry of this species were placed in Connecticut streams as follows: Brooklyn, Canaan. Higganum, Lyme Rock. Moosup, Middletown and Willimantic. 5000 each; in Norfolk Salisbury and Sharon, 10000 each; in New Milford 15. OOO and in Fairfield and Thompsonville 2,5O0 each. Reports from all these towns show that the fry are doing we'll and in a year or two more some fine results are expected
 Like our native trout the brown trout is a species of migratory salmon. When planted in streams tributary to the Con- necticut river they will make their way to the sea in the fall and remain active hra Cly teIo The trout that have the opportunity to go either to the sea or to large lake during the winter will reach their great est growth and perfection in about six years; when they will weigh all the way from three to ten pounds each. This fish has been most successfully cultivated in New York state. Super- ntendent Green (the brother of Seth Green, the pioneer of fish culture in America), who has charge of the New York state hatchery at Caledonia, show 4d MT. Follett brown trout that had been taken from Olatka creek in Mon 'oe county, New York, in a wild state. hat weighed eleven and three-quarter pounds
 Both fishermen and those more widely in fish culture, as is MT. Fol ett, agree that brown trout is fully the ,qual of our own, brook trout (Salvalinus in it's game and edible qual- ties. In appearance it is very hand some fish. It is a deep, rich brown on ts back, with silver sides and salmon 'olored belly. The back and sides are overed with black spots and the sides with brown spots, having vermilion cen CTS. The flesh is a deep salmon color md in prime condition can hardly be | from an Atlantic salmon. 'he adipose fin, just back of the dorset | in, is usually a bright red. The intro- | uction of this fish into Connecticut | treams will certainly mark a new era | n Connecticut trout fishing. For the | rst two years its growth is about the | anne as that of the native trout. After | hat it rapidly doubles in size owing | robably to the fact that as it increases 1 size it feeds more on other fishes.- Hartford Times.