274 DOMESTICATED TROUT. 



Mirimichi, is yet deserving of acquaintance from the gen- 

 eral variety and abundance of its inhabitants. This river, 

 which is in the northern part of Vermont, empties into 

 Lake Champlain at Missisquoi Bay, very near the Canada 

 line. You can go directly from Boston via Fitchburg, 

 Cheshire, and Vermont Central Railroads, leaving the 

 cars at the Swanton Station, distance 288 miles. The 

 chief fisheries are between Swanton Village and the Lake. 

 The fishing is done in the spring of the year, with sweep 

 seines, as soon as the ice goes out. 



The fish caught in the Missisquoi River and Bay are, 

 Red-fin Mullet {Catostoimis) ; White-tail Mullet (Cafo- 

 stoinns) ; Glass-eyed Pike, Perch Pike (^Liiciope7'cd) ; Lake 

 Champlain Shad, Whitefish {Corego7ius albus) ; Sheep- 

 head, Drumfish (^Amblodoii) \ Mascalonge, gill -cover 

 bare {Esox) ; Pickerel, gill-cover scaled {Esox) ; Bottom 

 V\\iQ {Liecioperca) \ Black Bass {Grystes fasciatus) \ Os- 

 Wego Bass {Corcgoniis otsegd) ; Mud Fish, Fresh Water 

 Lusk {Lota) ; Ling* {Loia) ; Sturgeon {Acipenser') ; Shin- 

 er {Leitcisciis americamis) ; Bullhead, Catfish {Pimelo- 

 diis) ; Rock Bass {Ceiitrarchus ceneus) ; Sunfish {P 07110- 

 tis vulgaris) ; Sucker {Catostoinus) ; Yellow Perch {Pcrca 

 flavescens)\ Eelf {Angnilia) ; Salmon, fifty years ago 

 {Sahno salar). 



With the exception of the Trout, Salmon, and White- 

 fish, all these fish spawn in the spring and summer. 



The following list contains the names of some water 

 plants suitable for trout ponds and nurseries : — 



Arrowhead {Sagittaria sagittifolia) ; Arrowhead {Sa- 

 gittaria aaitifolia) ; Water-cress {Nasturtium officinale) ; 

 Water-cress {Nastui'tiiim hispidnin) ; Winter-cress {Bar- 

 barea vulgaris) ; Yellow-eyed Water Grass {Schollcra 



* This fish is thought by the fishermen to be the parent of 

 the eel. 



"*■ Is the eel a hybrid ? No eggs or young are ever found in eels. 



