Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-11-10
THESE FISH INsEPARABLE.
When One Sea Trout Is Caught There
Is Bound to Be Another
Close By.


off with the fly. AS the ash was led oui
Of the salmon pool to be played 1t was
noticed that it was not alone. Its mate
q fish Of equal size, ran alongside, jump
ing at the same time diving with 1t, and
showing a determination to share Its
lot, whatever that might be- relates q
New York Sun correspondent.
When at last the stout tackle ran the
hooked fish on to sandy point the other
fish actually stranded itself for an In
slant in its endeavor to accompany 1t
further. The faithful thing lowered
near while the fly was being removed,
and at the first cast in its direction, rose,
was struck, and after little fight was
safely landed also.
In the Lake st. John district we'll
known angler reports that his expert
guide actually netted two fine trout at
one sweep of the landing net only ons
of which was hooked.
On another occasion a large trout,
probably weighing three or four pounds.
elected to sulk beside q rock in q clear
running stream Just after taking q fly,
which was struck into its upper lip. In
an instant three or four other fsh were
alongside. apparently nibbling at the
imprisoned fly. At least. that was what
the fisherman thought. The guide Of
fered another explanation, however.
Those are his friends who have
brought the fish doctor to draw the
hook" he explained. And there ap-
peared to be no reason why the theory
might not be the correct one.
About here the faithfulness OF the
sea trout to their mates Is well known.
If one is taken In pool the correct
thing is to whip the fly back into the
water as speedily as possible for the
other which is pretty sure to be waiting
for It, At times three, four or five
fish will follow the hooked one around
to the end of its fight and will probably
be taken also.
1t was noticed the other day that sew
eral fish tal;en from one hole in quick
succession differed greatly in appear
ance. Two Of them were of light sill
very appearance, and were probably
fresh run from salt water The othRrs
were denizens of the brook, of a darker
complexion.
From the manner Of their capture It
was pretty evident that the handles
from the sea were, from their bright ap-
pearance, fascinating to the more sober
colored trout, which had remained at
home all winter. That these trout are
polygamous is well known, and the real
sea trout would appear to have an ad-
vantage over those whose sides have not
been FURNISHED by the ocean.
Although this is the time Of year for
bottom fishing In streams, the angler
in salmon water will find that the most
handsome trout, that's, thosefresh from
the sea. scarcely ever take bait, though
they rise readily to flies. Their flesh is
creamy, like that Of the salmon, and
they are exceptionally fat.
Like the salmon, too, they seem for
at least the first few miles Of their Jour-
ney up the home rivers to live upon
their own spare adipose tissue and to
take In artificial flies only for amuse-
ment or as curiosities.
They may be seen lying in the pools
1T the bottom of waterfalls, along with
The salmon. They spring up the cas-
,ades as the big fish do. Occasionally
they annoy the salmon fishermen by
rising to his fly, and by their vigorous
lighting when hooked. they disturb the
royal fish and prevent their biting.
But 1t is seldom the trout are seen
singly. They are nearly always in
pairs, or there may be two or three f.
males to one male.
Where are trout are to be seen gayly
Gaping out Of the water after food it will
,e found that they are not from the
'ea, though some Of these more digni-
led, fat fellows may be near by. Why
ome in the same stream should go to
ga and others should stay at home is
me Of those things which have not
ret been made clear to us.
American trout, or trout Matched from
america ova, invariably seek the sea
vhen placed in British waters, and very
ften fail to return at all. From THU
t has been argued that our native trou,
5 naturally a seagoer when found II
waters contiguous to the sea.
The present duke of Argyll, once 60,
rnor general Of Canada, has made 70
eated efforts to stock his streams With
he American fish, but is assured BY
is game-keepers that this he will never
ccompllsh until he has discovered some
Ian Of inducing the fish to either stay
t home, or, at least, to return from
he sea to the streams wherein they
ave been placed, to spawn In the spring. {
Probably 1t is the length Of the Jour-
ey down our great rivers which de-
RS any OF our trout from going, a.
oes the salmon, to the ocean after
pawning.