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eggs, are effective. The cutthroat 

 may be taken at sea where it travels 

 in schools. And when a school has 

 been located, the angler can catch 

 them as fast as he can put out a 

 lure and pull in the fish. The fa- 

 vorite salt-water lure for this pur- 

 pose is the "pop gear" type of com- 

 bination flashers and spinners, 

 trolled behind a boat. 



Lake or Mackinaw trout is one 

 of the lesser-known game fishes in 

 Alaska. It belongs to the group 

 known as char, which includes the 

 Dolly Varden and brook trout. 

 The lake trout is the largest of the 

 chars, and is distinguished by 

 teeth on the tongue. Its body tapers 

 to slenderness toward the forked 

 tail, and it has brown sides, a 

 brownish back, and white ventral 

 fins edged with orange. White 

 spots are profuse on sides, back, and 



tail. Because few Alaskan speci- 

 mens have been recorded, the size 

 they reach is unknown, but 30- 

 pounders are not unusual. 



This trout is found in the Brooks 

 Kange, and is most abundant in 

 western Alaska. Although favored 

 habitat is in the deeper lakes, it also 

 likes their outlets where it feeds on 

 migrating salmon fry or finger- 

 lings. It feeds on mice and lem- 

 mings, too, if they accidentally fall 

 into the water. Because Mackinaws 

 are principally carnivorous, fresh 

 bait or simulated fish are the best 

 lures. Spoons are probably most 

 productive when fished at the out- 

 lets of lakes, although plugs are 

 used with good results. "Pop gear" 

 flashers and spoons are effective in 

 deep trolling. The size of the 

 Mackinaw, a fall spawner, makes it 

 a rather formidable fish to have on 



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