THIS magnificent body of cold fresh water originally contained no fish f any kind. A small crustacean was found in large numbers in its waters, the suggestion, no doubt, upon which was founded the Indian legend of the gigantic crawfish which formed the bodyguard of the great god Llao.

In 1888 Will G. Steel brought trout fry from a ranch fifty miles away, but no fish were seen in the lake for more than a dozen years. Then a few were taken, one of which was fully thirty inches long.

Since then trout have been taken in ever-increasing numbers, both by fly casting and trolling. Rainbow trout vary from one to ten pounds in weight.

The Rogue River, which has its source partially within the park, is one of the most famous trout streams in the world, being the home of the phenomenally game steelhead.

Anglers of experience in western fishing have testified that, pound for pound, the trout taken in the cold deep waters of Crater Lake are about the hardest-fighting trout of all. Some fish may be taken from the shore of Crater Lake, but the best fishing is to be had from boats.