Show SPECKLED TROUT SALT LAKE CITY nov 30 1894 the 1500 yearling speckled trout also called brook trout we put into utah lake at american fork yester y eater day and the put into city crook creek about two and one half miles from the eagle gate were sent us from lead ville station by colonel mcdonald Mo Donald U 8 neb fish commissioner in the bari bait the speckled trout Is IB considered the gamest camest flab known their average le ath to la twelve inches and weight one and a halt half pounds although a four year old trout has been known to weigh five pounds under exceptional conditions deep water and plenty of food it Is in a most excellent food fish comparatively ively bou bon lose jess and juicier then than the lake and mountain trout it Is to Is found on the head bead waters of the mis aie iPPI in the regions ot of the great lakes and in most all the streams form log ing the atlantic watershed it is expected that these trout will in this region spawn in october and november berthile while our mountain trout spawn in the spring of the year the speckled trout is much more prolific than our oar local varieties iea the young commences with to eggs and in the aou course res of a lew few years she will yield from to eggs 1 I esteem this small assignment small when the area of the lake jake is considered as an a 14 very valuable acquisition tion and it tb they ey find all the condition P of their astern habitat no doubt we w i f will in a few years take a greater interest in them thanie do now bo mote it be fjury etc eta A MILTON MUSSER |