234 The Trout s of America 



rounds up his fishing tour unless he essays these 

 big trout; the hotels at the lake are crowded 

 all through the season, for the fish are large 

 and numerous, growing, it is reported, to thirty 

 pounds, although the average does not exceed 

 two pounds. 



There is another form of the Lake Tahoe cut- 

 throat, known technically as Salmo clarkii hen- 

 shawi, and locally as the " pogy " when mature, 

 and as the " snipe " when young. It seldom 

 grows larger than five or six pounds, and spawns 

 in the streams. The coloration and other char- 

 acteristics are very similar to those of the large 

 form ; the only striking differentiation being its 

 smaller size, less compressed head, and diverse 

 habits of spawning. 



The method of fishing for Lake Tahoe trout 

 is somewhat crude, at least it was a few years 

 ago; but perhaps improvement has taken place 

 in the use of lighter tackle, particularly in the 

 water gear, the more general use of rods, and 

 the discarding of handlines and heavy sinkers, 

 which formed the favorite tackle for the cap- 

 ture of these large trout, both in trolling and in 

 still fishing. In the former method there was 

 generally attached to the outer end of the line a 



