The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-07

well known to introduce them here. The
dolly-varlen. however. may be a stanger
TO those anglers who have not had the
pleasure of whipping the streams OF the
Pacific coast II is called by some a sea
trout. and has recently been declared by
Prof. Jordan. the iethsologist Of the Le-
land Stanford, Jr..s University of cahfor-
MIA. no trout at all. on account OF its cir
cular pink spots. buff markings and white
meat Granting that il Is not true trout,
Il nevertheless has all the fighting quail
ties OF the ganliest trout that inhabit
these waters, and this ostracism from
the trout family does not detract from
,ts beauty. nor does It lessen the enthus-
iasnl and the anxiety of the angler 10
land It. As a matter OF fact IL returns to
the sea, but unlike the salmon, which
seeks salt water as soon as II Is able 10
care for itself and there remains unuI IL
is ready 10 reproduce its species. 1t goes
and returns annually, remaining IN the
streams from February until the latter
part OF July. Like the salmon, however
IL selects certain streams Tor sporting
and propagation purposes, and never de-
viates from its habit of returning The
chinook salmon fer instance. always re-
turns 10 the Columbia river the steel
head sticks 10 the Fraser. the silver SIDE
remains true TO the Skagit, the Snonom-
ish and the Duwamlsh, while the hump
back never toFS&htS tue Gtt' tA'sNt''Nt'f N"A
the dog salmon the HANNA hanna.
The salmon trout - more of sea trout
than the dolly-varieu. and IS the most
destructive u any species OF trout 20 the
spawn Of the salmon II follows the sat
mon during the running season and feeds
vorael0usly upon their eggs, as they are
disturbed and washed from the gravel.
It's hack Is a deEp sea green. which oe-
comes lighter as Is approaches the side
lee 81 a1E "A -
cent shaped. l. atIalus considerable pro-
portions. often weighing six % eight
pounds and measuring from twenty 20
thirty Inches. l. is taken IN large num-
hers In salt water near the outlets %
fresh water streams with the spoon and
VIII readily take ,he f'y in fresh water.
The water ~ Cedar river is as clear as
crystal and as cold as ice. and Il gives
such snap and vim 10 lis trout that II has
made them notorious as fighters. As
fact they are the gamest Of the game fish
OF Washington = ha}f-pos1u1 Cedar river
trout. bs it brook mountain or d0ily-var-
den. makes Che amateur think ne has
hooked z whale before II gives uP. which
s. never does un;tl Il has drowned Itself
fighting fer liberty unless Il should DE
rathlessly yankef out 5y force that *
could not overcome.
The most convenient way 81 reaching
this stream SIS nv the narrow gauge road.
w1ieh runs ap the Cedar river valley
almost fhe entsre length % the river The
arcorn0da tons az tae road are such that
y0u csu Pc dropped 81 a. any point on
tne river ag3 picked up anywhere you
should happen "a come out oy SIMPLY
G4EgiGg the returning train
\ DAY. Fishing I'm Cedar River.
A. S o'elo-x one hrsscht morning IN the
moa-h of July. lSs- two enthusiastic aug-
iers me-; al Che depot o. the narrow gauge
road. hent upon a fishing excursion %
this stream Cne a. them wore a
pair of long rah1er boots while he other
VAS rigsei oist tH an old Tsair of striped
trousers ao3 psir OF heavy shoes Upon
meeting their situations were as follows
good morning boots auf Hello.
pants" They hafSae3 sa~ dag and vtn
perhaps hrasa taeir lives calling each
other ~boo-sf aa4 pants"
Boots Uss psrti- uiariy aggressive IN
bis ta-aiarty and n1are than onee de-
c5ares thst pans wauss scAre All the 7sh
ta TIE stream kack Auto yae bay. as his
trousers sers' s9 loud Pants. huweyer,
-7s1 ua tzT=s allowed himself 20 Pc
made tae h~HHs of ais companion Eaii-
lers-. hut a. be- same time kept up cor
llEfass ;nlnkt1E AS - how ne would get
even. It's expe-ssGee 3n f,es3aF river bad
l2s< ~.tre e2aSed hsm 81 discard vseaoer
u1efs - ne pr~1e Trssl EesGHE wef. and
remaining Wat. 90 forever getting in over
HsS fs1a<s ana 2esvg ashore 881 standing
0n hts aeaa to let the water ram owt and
up his spsaa3 cos9u&a. Boots. COW ever. re-
lAe4 uss9l the lezgga o. Ia .labsrs and