. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. They display a combination of color equaled by no fish outside the tropics. The Montana grayling was known to occur only in streams emptying into the Missouri river, but due to successful fish cultural activities, it is now found in several streams and lakes on the western slope of the Rockies, and, characteristic of all grayling, it pre- fers the clear cold streams. The spawning season is in April to June, depending upon water tem- peratur
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. They display a combination of color equaled by no fish outside the tropics. The Montana grayling was known to occur only in streams emptying into the Missouri river, but due to successful fish cultural activities, it is now found in several streams and lakes on the western slope of the Rockies, and, characteristic of all grayling, it pre- fers the clear cold streams. The spawning season is in April to June, depending upon water tem- peratures. The grayling is not a voracious feeder and confines its feeding habits to small forms of aquatic life. Success in angling for this species depends upon the selection of the smallest pos- sible fly hook. The average size of this fish i? from one-half to one pound, although specimens weighing over two pounds have been caught. INTRODUCED SPECIES Many of our best fishing waters are now stocked with exotic species which in many cases afford wonderful fishing. Included in the list of introduced species are the silver and sockeye salmon, lake or Mackinaw trout, eastern brook and Loch Leven, and last, but not least, the rain- bow, which needs no introduction and whose game and fighting qualities are second to none. The habits of these introduced species are not dissimilar to our native species and corre- spond to the other members of the Salmon fam- ily. The following are some of the record weights: si-lver and sockeye salmon up to AV2 pounds, rainbow up to 12 pounds, eastern brook up to 17 pounds, Lock Leven or brown trout up to 40 pounds; lake or Mackinaw have been caught up to 80 pounds. Many warm water species have also been introduced and included in this are large and small mouth black bass, perch, sunfish, croppies, bullheads and carp. It was the introduction of these species in trout waters that has created ir- reparable harm and in many cases has ruined fishing for both sp
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