American food and game fishes : a popular account of all the species found in America, north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture . Green-back Trout Salmo stomias (Cope) This trout is known onlv from the headwaters of the Platte andArkansas rivers and is abundant chiefly in the smaller streams andbrooks and in the shallow waters of lakes. It is the commonspecies in Twin Lakes, Colorado and in the waters about Leadville. It is a small, black-spotted trout, not often exceeding a pound inweight, closely resembling the typical cut-throat trout,
American food and game fishes : a popular account of all the species found in America, north of the equator, with keys for ready identification, life histories and methods of capture . Green-back Trout Salmo stomias (Cope) This trout is known onlv from the headwaters of the Platte andArkansas rivers and is abundant chiefly in the smaller streams andbrooks and in the shallow waters of lakes. It is the commonspecies in Twin Lakes, Colorado and in the waters about Leadville. It is a small, black-spotted trout, not often exceeding a pound inweight, closely resembling the typical cut-throat trout, but differingchiefly in the much greater size of its black spots which are mainlygathered on the posterior half of the body. Mouth small; scalessmall, about i8o; back deep green, sides sometimes red; flesh deepsalmon Yellow-fin Trout Sahno macdonaldi Jordan & Evermann This interesting and beautiful trout is known only fromTwin Lakes, Colorado, where it occurs in company with the green- Yellow-fin Trout back trout. The 2 are entirely distinct, the size, colouration andhabits being notably different. The yellow-fin reaches a weight of 8 or 9 pounds while the otherrarely exceeds a pound. The former lives on gravel bottom in waterof some depth while the latter is a shallow-water trout running intosmall brooks. The yellow-fin trout is apparently derived from theColorado River trout which may be descended from the RioGrande trout which, in turn, is probably derived from the green-backirout of the Arkansas. As a game-fish the yellow-fin trout has attracted much attentionfrom local anglers by whom it is very highly regarded. It is takenchiefiy by trolling, though it rises promptly to the fly and is a splendidfighter. Head 4; depth 4I to ^; eye si; snout 4I-; D. 12; A. 11; Br. 10;scales 40-184-37, abou
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