trout

Animal · mentioned in 39 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
4 mentions via 2 variants: trout (3) · mountain or speckled trout (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)
Lewis: June 15, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 15, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"caught and dried by Goodrich"
Lewis: June 16, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 16, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"several dozen dryed for provisions"
Lewis: June 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 19, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"none caught while fishing"
Clark: June 25, 1805
William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"caught in great quantities" — transcribed as Trout
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"caught in great quantities" — transcribed as Trout
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"caught in great quantities"
Lewis: July 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"seen in shallower river"
Lewis: July 29, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 29, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"suspected fish that won't bite bait"
Clark: August 3, 1805
William Clark · Aug 3, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"some fish caught"
Lewis: August 3, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 3, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"fish of this part of the river"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught a number in this stream" — transcribed as Trout
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 13, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught fine trout these several days" — transcribed as Trout
Lewis: August 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught daily by Clark's men"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"large size, black kind"
Lewis: August 15, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught a number of fine ones"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught a number below the rapids" — transcribed as Trout
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 15, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught in eddies below rapids" — transcribed as Trout
Lewis: August 16, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 16, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"caught by Clark's party"
Lewis: August 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"seen in abundance, net set"
Lewis: August 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"large number caught with willow sein"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 19, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"large with black spots, caught" — transcribed as Trout
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 19, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"caught with black spots instead of red" — transcribed as Trout
Lewis: August 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Goodrich caught several dozen"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 20, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"number of fine trout caught" — transcribed as Trout
Lewis: August 22, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"528 caught with bush drag"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 22, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"two kinds caught" — transcribed as Trout
Lewis: August 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 24, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Goodrich caught several fine ones"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 24, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 24, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"several large ones caught by a man" — transcribed as Trout
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 27, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"natives caught fine ones ~8 pounds" — transcribed as Trout
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"in fine beautiful streams per footnote"
Clark: October 24, 1805
William Clark · Oct 24, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"smaller species, heads seen in numbers"
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 12, 1805
John Ordway · Nov 12, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"giged several in the creek" — transcribed as Trout
Clark: January 16, 1806
William Clark · Jan 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"taken in inlets and creeks"
Lewis: January 16, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"taken in inlets and creek mouths"
Clark: May 8, 1806
William Clark · May 8, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"9 small trout 3-7 inches caught"
Lewis: May 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 8, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"taken from native fish trap"
Clark: July 16, 1806
William Clark · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"comparison for unknown fish"
Lewis: July 23, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 23, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"only one small one caught"
La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer — Patrick Gass: September 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 20, 1806 · La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer
"indexed fish" — transcribed as Trout

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