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Rocky Mountain Trout

Accession number: 
1948.0011
Production Years: 
1947

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Length (feet): 
532 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
15
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University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta: 16mm.
"Reviews the attractions of a mountain holiday in Jasper National Park from the angler's point of view. Shows the excitement and rewards of a day in the mountains as fishermen follow the lure of the rainbow, speckled, brown and cutthroat trout. Illustrates how the National Parks Service keeps the waters well-stocked."

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm.
"Why trout fishing is rewarding in the Canadian Rockies and how trout conservation is practiced. Exceptional material: the Jasper National Park Hatchery; small fish are returned to the lake by Park Officers; trout larva is gathered to be grown in the Fish Hatchery."

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta: 16mm.
"A day in the mountains of Jasper National Park as fishermen follow the lure of rainbow and other trout. Care is taken by the Canadian National Parks service to ensure that waters are well stocked."
From the Catalogue of 16mm Educational Motion Pictures. Published by the Educational Media Division, Department of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1967.

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[Canadian Travel Film Library advertisement], Film News (February 1950): 18.
"Canadian Travel Films, Beautiful colour and sound, 16mm."

Canadian Travel Film Library, 16 Motion Picture Films (New York/Chicago: Canadian Travel Film Library, 1954), 12.
"The turquoise lakes and foam-flecked streams of Jasper National Parks offer superb sport for the fly-fisherman. We catch the excitement of a day in the mountains as fishermen follow the lure of the rainbow, speckled, brown and cut-throat trout. Measures taken by the National Parks Service to keep the waters well stocked are illustrated."

Canadian Tourist Association, Conservation Films (1954): 11-12.
"Turquoise lakes and foam-flecked streams of Jasper National Park hold rich treasures for the fly fisherman. We are shown the rewards of a day in the mountains as fishermen follow the lure of the rainbow, speckled, brown and cut-throat trout. The care taken by the National Parks Service to ensure that waters are well stocked is illustrated."