FISHES OF THE CONNECTICUT LAKES. 13 
East Inlet—Next to Main Inlet this stream is the largest entering 
Second Lake. The lower 3 miles is mostly swift, rocky, and turbu- 
lent. About 3 miles from the lake there is a dam, which has backed 
the water up 5 or 6 miles, practically making a pond and dead water 
full of old stumps and dead trees, especially in the lower part. The 
upper course of the inlet is a characteristic rough and rocky mountain 
brook. This inlet has been a remarkable trout stream. It is prob- 
ably fished more than any other stream in the vicinity and hundreds 
of trout are taken from it every year. Most of the fish are small, 
however, seldom being over a half-pound in weight. 
Other fish observed in the inlet above the dam were chub-minnow 
and redfin. Below the dam near the mouth of the stream were se- 
cured, besides the above-mentioned species, longnose dace and young 
cusk or burbot. 
Main Inlet of Second Lake—Main Inlet is the outlet of Third 
Lake. Over most of its course it is a swift, gravelly, and rocky 
stream. About 1 mile or more of its lower end is dead water, navi- 
gable by boats. There are two other dead-water tracts in its course, 
the lower being about 3 miles from Second Lake. About 2 miles 
from the lake the inlet is joined by a considerable stream, said to come 
from Scotts Bog, where excellent trout fishing is found. Main Inlet 
would be an excellent spawning ground for trout, salmon, and white- 
fish, although it is more or less obstructed by an old log jam, perhaps 
2 miles from Second Lake. 
Trout probably resort to this stream to spawn, though it is not now 
considered a very good trout stream. In the past, however, many 
were caught there, and the midway dead water was once a favorite 
spot. At present a good many fine trout are taken in the lower dead 
water, especially near the mouth of the stream. These fish, however, 
have doubtless run in from the lake. In August good trout fishing 
was found just within the mouth of the inlet. In September just 
outside among the water plants trout and “lakers ” were caught. The 
only other species observed in Main Inlet, excepting just below Third 
Lake, were chub-minnows. 
The fishes collected in Second Lake and inlets are as follows: 
Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus). 
Common sucker (Catostomus commersonit). 
Redfin (Notropis cornutus). 
Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataracte). 
Blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atronasus). 
Chub-minnow (Couwesius plumbeus). 
Eel (Anguilla chrisypa). 
Laker (Cristivomer namaycush). 
Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). 
Blob (Cottus gracilis). 
Burbot or cusk (Lota maculosa), 
