Bruin essays the crossing.

The following sections are contributed by Dr. lan McTaggart
Cowan, Assistant Biologist, Provincial Museum of Natural History.

Fisninc.—In the lakes forming the headwaters of the Nechako
River the only true trout represented is the Kamloops or Rainbow
trout (Salmo kamloops). There are, however, two other fish commonly
referred to as “trout ” but really belonging to the chars, namely, the
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma) and the Great Lakes trout (Cristi-
vomer namaycush). ‘These three take lures readily and provide fly-
fishing, bait-fishing, and trolling. The two chars are taken usually on
baited lines.

Species of lesser importance are the ling or land-locked cod (Lota
maculosa), an ugly inhabitant of the deeper water, the Rocky Moun-
tain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni), the Squaw-fish (Ptychocheilus
oregonensis) which sometimes annoys the fly-fisherman by being more
eager for the fly than the trout, and a species of sucker of the genus
Catostomus. The latter is extremely abundant in many of the rivers,
particularly in lower reaches of Tahtsa and Whitesail Rivers, where the
muddy shallows provide favoured feeding-grounds.

In the rivers of the southern area of the Park, flowing directly into
salt water, several species of salmon (Onchorhynchus) are abundant
during the annual run. In these rivers the Kamloops trout probably
is replaced by the Coast Cut-throat (Salmo clarkii clarkii), and in
certain of the larger streams Steelhead (Salmo gairdnerit) should occur.

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