2l6 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



these mother-of-pearl plates (on a line back of the eyes). 

 The back fins are blackish green, heavily dotted with 

 round black spots. The side and belly fins are of smoky 

 gray, opaque, and entirely free of spots. 



Miss Beazley had a great struggle landing the fish. It 

 made a fine fight, towing the boat for a long distance. 

 She landed him without a gaff -hook. 



About an hour later in the same locality Miss Beazley 

 caught a one-pound Bearsdslee. The party then went 

 home to luncheon, and at 4:30 started out again, Miss 

 Beazley still managing the troll, and Mrs. Mitchell man- 

 aging the boat. At 6:30 o'clock, when off Eagle Point, 

 Miss Beazley caught and landed (without a gaff , also) a 

 superb Beardslee that measured 29^ inches in length 

 and 8 inches through, and weighed strong 10 pounds. It 

 was a beautiful specimen and made a fierce and pro- 

 longed fight. It raced along with the boat (the wind 

 slight favoring its " tow ") for a long distance below the 

 point, and made several desperate and out-of-the-water 

 leaps and plunges to get away; but it had swallowed the 

 hook and was securely caught. As soon as it struck the 

 bottom of the boat, on being taken over the side, it be- 

 gan a terrific struggle to get back into the water, and 

 both Miss Beazley and Mrs. Mitchell had to throw them- 

 selves upon him and hold him down with their knees. 

 When he was finally killed and the hook removed, it was 

 found that in his struggle for freedom he had badly bent 

 the shank between the spoon and the hooks; but it held 

 fast, to the delight of the three ladies, who made the lake 

 ring with their exultant exclamations. I don't suppose 

 there ever were three happier women. 



On their way home, Miss Beazley landed a beautiful 

 two-pound Crescent. 



Both of the big trout were caught just as the wind 



