The Shasta rainbow trout has been transplanted into several western states; Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota ; throughout the east and the Alleghanies; in the Ozarks and in several Rocky Mountain states and in
almost every instance the new habitat has improved the fish, piscatorially at least. Anglers who have taken this fish in Michigan and the Ozarks, as well as in its native waters, say that the transplanted fish are far superior to the westerners, while strange to say, the eastern brook trout, when transplanted into western waters are said to be disappointing.
The great value of the rainbow trout is his ability to thrive in streams which lumbering operations have made unsuitable for the wilderness loving brook trout. The rainbow does well in warmer, less highly aerated waters than will fontinalis.
