Gameness
Beyond any possibility of doubt the brook trout deserves a place in the front ranks as a game fish. No angler ever sees one flash from an overhanging bank and seize the fraudulent feather without being thrilled, for the brook trout is the very embodiment of speed and natural grace. Once he is hooked he fights with unequaled determination and strength but he has one fault: he does not leap on a slack line. For this reason I am tempted to place him just a shade below the rainbow trout and small mouthed bass as a game fish,
knowing that a great many anglers of more experience than I have had, will not agree with me. Anyway he is a grand fish worthy of all the enthusiasm he arouses in the hearts of his admirers.
