Originally there were no trout in the Black Hills. Now nearly every stream in the Hills is stocked with trout. The U. S. hatchery at Spearfish and the S. D. hatchery at Rapid City keep the streams well supplied. Approximately two million trout are thus put out each year. They are chiefly of four varieties: Loch Leven, Black spotted, Brook, and Rainbow. During our visit to the Hills we see fishermen practically in every part of every stream from the interior of the tourist camps to the headwaters in almost jungles. They use anything from the bargain one dollar complete angling outfit to the best outfit made. For bait they use anything from worms to flies. The local fishermen are better authorities on the subject than the author. However, many fine specimens are seen, and many large messes of trout are taken by all types of fishermen.
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APPENDIX V
Some of the more important streams of the Black Hills are:
(1) Belle Fourche River is in the north with its tributaries: (2) Sand Creek (3) Sundance Creek (4) Redwater Creek (5) Spearfish Creek (6) May Creek (7) Whitewood Creek (8) Bear Butte Creek (9) Owl Creek
Eventually these empty into the Cheyenne River.
Below these come the tributaries of the:
(10) Cheyenne (11) Elk Creek (12) Bolder Creek (13) Rapid Creek, with its tributaries (14) Castle Creek (15) Slate Creek (16) Spring Creek (17) Iron Creek (18) Battle Creek (19) Grace Coolidge Creek (20) French Creek (21) Lame Johnny Creek (22) Beaver Creek (23) Fall River
