12 FISHES OF THE CONNECTICUT LAKES. 



although they were not uncommon in every dead-water pool. Trout 

 when present were always at the mouths of spring inlets, as Coon and 

 Big brooks. 



Unknoum Pond.— Thi'^ pond is a tributary of Main Inlet of First 

 Lake through Big Brook. It was not visited in this work, but is 

 said to be an old beaver pond. Descriptions of it given by those who 

 have been there indicate that it has an area of but a few acres and is 

 shallow, but the water is clear and cool. This pond contains trout, 

 some of which are of pretty good size. Some seen by us weighed over 

 2 pounds each. 



Second Lake. — The long axis of Second Lake, lying about north 

 and south, is about 2| miles long. It varies in width from a half to 

 If miles. The principal affluents are West, Main, Middle, and East 

 inlets, of which Main and East inlets are the largest. The littoral 

 bottom and immediate shores vary considerably in character. Across 

 the head of the lake the water is shalloAv, the bottom sandy and 

 muddy, and there is an abundant growth of aquatic plants. About 

 the mouths of the inlets the shore is low, producing a growth of 

 shrubs, blue joint and other grasses. On the eastern shore of the north 

 end of the lake is Hinman Point, a rocky cape forming the southern 

 limit of a large cove. Within this cove there are swampy shores and 

 muddy or sandv bottom. South of Hinman Point much of the shore 

 is a sandy beach interrupted by occasional rocky or swampy places. 

 On this side of the lake the water is shallow for some distance into 

 the lake, the bottom is mostly sand or mud, and there are patches of 

 aquatic plants, especially off the mouths of inflowing streams. At the 

 south and southwest end of the lake, especially in the neighborhood 

 of the outlet, the shores are boggy and swampy, the water is not very 

 deep, about 10 to 20 feet in the deeper portions, the bottom consists 

 of sand and mud, and there is a profuse growth of water plants. 



On the west side a point marking the northern limit of the area 

 just mentioned is rocky, and this character obtains for the most part 

 to the north end of the lake. Fairly deep water more closely ap- 

 proaches the shore here than on the east side. Near the north end 

 there is a rocky shoal or reef reaching some distance into the lake. 



This lake was found to be shallower in proportion to its size than 

 the neighboring lakes or ponds. A maximum depth of 65 feet was 

 found a short distance off the hill on the southwest shore of the main 

 part of the lake. A channel ran from the head of West Cove, where 

 Main Inlet enters, through this point to the strait leading into 

 South Bay. On the western side of the channel the depth was main- 

 tained fairly well to about 150 feet from the shore. Here the depth 

 diminished rapidly to 4 feet at about 30 feet from shore, forming a 

 distinct limnetic bench. On the east side of the channel the bottom 

 was at a general depth of 30 feet, except East Cove, which measured 

 15 feet deep. South Bay showed a general depth of 10 to 15 feet. 

 I'he bottom throughout the lake was a deep yellow mud. 



