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Gairdner's Trout (Salmo gairdneri) also named "Steel Head," a black-spotted fish akin to the Rainbow Trout of the Rockies, is a gamey fish found in the Columbia and all its tributaries. The Red-spotted Trout, Dolly Varden Trout or Bull Trout (Salvalinus malma) is the real Brook Trout of the mountains from the British Columbia boundary to Alaska. It is akin to the Brook Trout east, and is found in weight from a few ounces to over twelve pounds at the mouths of some northern rivers. It is the delight of anglers who enjoy catching fish that rise quickly to the fly but are hard to kill.

The Great Lake Trout (Cristiromer namaycush) is found in the large lakes, and the Fraser River Salmon (Oncorhyncus nerka) in the Columbia River all around the Big Bend north. In the Arrow Lakes small fish of the latter species have been caught in July. Other kinds of fish there are, but these are those which fishermen find zest in catching, albeit they may agree with Isaac Walton, that most gentle, most beloved Angler of all time, that "God never made a more calm recreation than angling."

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