, 1900-07-10
BROOK VS.. RAINBOW
A CORRESPONDENT WHO WANTS
THE TWO VARIETIES
KEPT SEPARATE.
Believes the Big Laramie Should be
Given Over t the Rainbow, While
the Little Laramie Should be
Stocked With Brock Trout-Dam-
age Done by Big Fish.

Editor Republican.
At the present time when the every
thought of the pimrods of this vicinity
and in fact many from surrounding
states Is turned toward the Big and
Little Laramie rivers and the sport
to be had in those model trout streams,
and when in their dreams they can see
the festive rainbow lesping high into
the air as he strikes the anglers fly or
fancy the beautiful speckled brook
trout darting off for cover under a pro-
jecting clump of brush or behind a huge
boulder, Juggling and twisting in his
mad effort to escape from his captor,
a few words on the selection of trout
fry for the stocking OF our two prin-
cipal streams may be read with come
interest at least by the diciples Of
Isaac Walton.
The writer does not claim to know all
about fishing nor the propagation Of
trout. but simply offers his individual
opinion for what it is worth. The idea
1t is wished to convey is that it would
be much better for the angler, the food
fisherman and in fact for the fish them
selves were the rainbow trout kept out
Of the Little Laramie river. First for
the reason that the brook trout un-
doubtedly thrive better where the RAIN
bow are not allowed to enter, second
because the brook trout are a much bet
ter food fish and, in the opinion Of
many, afford equally as good sport for
1.-THE angler, and also because the Little
Laramie is more adapted to the brook
trout than the rainbow.
But a few short years ago an
angler on the Big Laramie river
was able to make a fine catch Of
brook trout in that magnificent stream
without any particular effort and the
rainbow were almost an unknown ar
ticle. Today, how different. Very few
parties visit that stream now who will
not tell you that the greater part Of
their catch is of rainbow and that few
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rainbow is an excellent food fish and
in the opinion Of many anglers affords
greater sport in landing, but I believe
most lovers Of the sport will agree with
me when I say that the for their per-
sonal diet they prefer the brook trout.
What more tempting dish is there than
a nice, plump brook trout about nine
inches In length, such as are taken
from the Little Laramie? There may be
those who will dispute these assertions,
but the friends of the angler who are
remembered in the city on the fisher
mans return will take notice that they
generally receive the larger fish. OF
course this is not s%elfishness entirely
on the part of the donor, but a desire
to exhibit the better part Of his catch.
(and then he likes the little brooks). We
now have the Big Laramie almost en-
tirely taken up by the rainbow, 30 why
not let the brook trout have a show In
the Little Laramie? II this were done
those who prefer rainbow could go to
the Big Laramie and the admirer Of the
brook trout could get his fill in the Lit
tie Laramie. OF course some Of those
residing along the streams might OBJ
ject. but If they fish for the sport as
we'll as the food, they cerainly could
find no great objection to driving from
one steam to the other to secure their
preference, as the case may be. The
writer is Of the opinion that the two
species do not thrive we'll together. the
rainbow being a great fish to feed on