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. 
Unknown Pond.—This 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 22 miles long. It varies in width from a half to 
13 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 shallow, 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, bluejoint 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 sandy 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 
clistinct 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. 
The bottom throughout the lake was a deep yellow mud. 
