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Index of Subjects Hi Jim and All Susprising that Brown Trout recieve so much better press than 2 other non native fish species ( SM Bass and Pickerel ). Of the three browns are probably more destructive of native species than the other two. Now would anyone hazard a guess as to why this is so? Beats me! Have a nice summer Paul --- Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > Daily News, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 > > COLUMNS > > Big browns tail-walk on the water at night > > By Joe Fitzgerald > The Daily News > > [MISSING on line was an informative box of > information on brown trout.] > > It was an August evening years ago, when my family > stopped to have supper in > a little picnic park near the Wentworth ski hill. A > slow-moving brook wound > its way through the park, and after we finished our > sandwiches, my dad got > his fishing rod out of the trunk to let us "wet a > line." > > My little brother took the first turn, and all he > had on the line was an > old, gaudy, rubber worm. Even at that age, I knew > there was not much chance > of catching something with that. Well, my brother > cast over the brook almost > to the other bank. Before the rubber worm could even > sink, the water > detonated as if a torpedo had slammed into it. > > We all freaked out as he battled this monster. It > leaped out of the water > many times, and when it finally came to rest at the > stream's edge, we all > huddled around to see what it was. It looked like a > salmon, but my father > assured me it was a trout. > > When we got home, a neighbour who had grown up near > the Stewiacke River > confirmed its identity: "It's a brown trout." > > Brown trout are probably the most sought-after trout > for anglers around the > world. The reason is simple: they're found all over > the world. Originally > from Europe, brown trout have been successfully > transplanted to North > America, and they are found in record sizes from > Chile to New Zealand. They > are tough, hardy game fish, and can handle warmer, > more acidic, and more > polluted waters than their brook trout cousins. That > is why they are > prolific in rivers such as the Cornwallis and the > Stewiacke, which flow > through major farmland. > > Brown trout in Nova Scotia are famously nocturnal. > For exciting brown-trout > angling, I've been told, fish at night. > > One salmon angler stopped near River John on a > summer evening just as it was > getting dark. He had a huge bug fly pattern tied on, > and as soon as it hit > the water, a five-pound brown trout hammered it. > After he caught that > trophy, his bug was immediately hit by another giant > brown in the same spot. > > Another told me of staking out a spot on the > Stewiake River and fishing with > mouse flies at night. Casting across the river, he > said, he dragged the > imitation mouse into the water. It was instantly > smashed by a brown trout. > > He said he didn't see the trout, but heard it "tail > walk" across the water. > I haven't had that experience yet, but I've got some > bugs and mice in my fly > box now, and a heavy duty flashlight. > --------------- > Joe Fitzgerald is a freelance writer living in > Halifax. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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